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The impasse between the Barbados Community College and the National Union of Public Workers has finally been resolved.
The dispute arose over the college’s decision to hire an individual to fill a vacant post instead of confirming the person who had acted in that role for more than a year.
CBC News understands from credible sources that the individual hired will remain in the position, while the person who was acting will not be disadvantaged.
The matter had led to unionised members protesting outside the gates on September 30.
The college’s administration, led by Principal Annette Alleyne, met with the NUPW on three occasions but failed to reach a solution. The college then invited the Chief Labour Officer to host conciliatory talks.
This resulted in Principal Alleyne announcing today that a proposal put forward by the college was agreed to in principle by the union.
Ms Alleyne said the discussions, facilitated by Acting Chief Labour Officer Allison Elcock, were wide-ranging and yielded several positive outcomes.
CBC News was unable to get a comment from the NUPW on the matter.
