Loop News – The National Trade Union Centre (NATUC) is calling on the management of National Flour Mills (NFM) to address long standing issues surrounding stalled negotiations with the Seamen and Waterfront Workers’ Trade Union (SWWTU).
On Wednesday, workers engaged in a peaceful demonstration at NFM’s Wrightson Road compound in response to what they described as unfair and disrespectful treatment by the company.
NATUC in a statement said it has been advised that the company has refused to move beyond an offer of a 1 per cent wage increase per year for the 2022-2024 bargaining period.
“The offer of 1x1x1 is a clear signal that the management is out of touch with the realities facing working families,” said the General Secretary of NATUC.
NATUC is urging NFM to honour its obligations and take urgent steps to restore trust, promote industrial harmony and uphold the rights of workers.
Meanwhile, SWWTU President General, Michael Annisette, commended NFM workers for standing in solidarity in the face of what he described as the insulting and unacceptable offer of 1%+ 1%+1% amidst spiralling inflation.
The SWWTU President General wants this same energy and momentum carried forward to Labour Day on June 19 in Fyzabad.
