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The president of the island’s blue-collar union said yesterday that bus staff should not be disciplined after the service ground to a halt on Monday. Chris Furbert insisted: “There should be no repercussions.” The Bermuda Industrial Union leader said...

Bermuda Industrial Union leaders are to meet members tonight after earlier talks set up to end a dispute in the bus service, a Government representative said this afternoon. A spokesman for the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said: “Aft...

The president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers conceded his union was to blame for a lack of meetings with the Ministry of Education. Shannon James said yesterday that the BUT had met with Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Develo...

Dilapidated buses and “unfair” management are frustrating bus drivers, according to Bermuda Industrial Union head Chris Furbert. “The answer is that they need to buy more buses,” Mr Furbert said after union staff met on Thursday morning with official...

Bus service was disrupted this morning because of a union meeting. A work stoppage took place from 10am after the Bermuda Industrial Union called a meeting. The Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs confirmed that service had resumed at 3.15p...

The principal of Dellwood Middle School has returned to work after a period of administrative leave. Tina Duke was placed on leave on March 2 while the Department of Child and Family Services carried out an investigation into unspecified allegations ...

Three days’ advance notice has been agreed for future industrial action at the docks after a dispute over a dismissed worker was settled with management. The resolution was announced yesterday by Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial...

Dozens of people took part in a Bermuda Trade Union Congress march for workers’ rights with a focus on affordable, accessible healthcare yesterday. The BTUC recognised International Workers’ Day in the May Day march through Hamilton, starting at Vic...

The first president of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress has said that improving domestic health services would be an important factor in achieving affordable, accessible healthcare on the island. Betty Christopher, who headed the union from 1998 to ...

Government is to reopen talks on collective bargaining agreements with unions “in the coming weeks and months”, the House of Assembly heard today. Lovitta Foggo, government reform minister, said that four new agreements had been struck with the Bermu...

Workers at Hamilton Docks are to suspend overtime work from Thursday, it was revealed yesterday. Chris Furbert, Bermuda Industrial Union president, confirmed that the Portworkers’ Division voted last week for an overtime suspension. He said the actio...

Ira Philip’s loyalty to labour dated back to his childhood memories of “rebels” such as American activist A. Philip Randolph. Mr Philip, a lifelong newsman, documented the struggles of Bermudian activists such as E.F. Gordon throughout his career. De...