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The union pointed out that the “integrity and commitment” brought to the GB&GWU labour dispute and that of its negotiators/executives should have informed Minister Scott that it would not be party to his deception of the workforce it represents, the public whom it respects and government to which he is answerable.
The GB&GWU disclosed that in the more than ten years that this labour issue has dragged on, it is appropriate to say that outside of the progress gained mainly last year through the “stern grit” of Minister Amna Ally in bringing the management of BCGI to the bargaining table, “no other meaningful achievements have been made under Minister Scott’s sole oversight.”
In a final expression of its umbrage, the union in its release stated its “strong” view that Scott has not shown that he has the “capacity, political, experiential, or labour driven perspectives to successfully manage the department he leads. He has certainly not in the case of the bauxite and gold workers, demonstrated ministerial trustworthiness.”