Industrial action imminent at UWI Cave Hill

Workers at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus have been given the green light to commence industrial action from tomorrow, Wednesday.

Confirmation of this from General Secretary of the Barbados Workers Union, Toni Moore.

The announcement follows a work stoppage by scores of workers from several departments today.

The workers returned to work after about an hour.

In a statement the BWU General Secretary explained that the Union has been in dialogue with the University for the past nine months, advocating for the fair and timely compensation of staff.

However, Ms. Moore says despite assurances from the University, it has not met its commitment to adjust salaries and allowances as agreed upon.

As such, she says the situation has escalated to a point the Union can no longer accept.

Ms. Moore says unless a satisfactory agreement is reached beforehand, industrial action is imminent.

CBC reached out to the University of the West Indies and was advised it would be issuing a statement in response.

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