BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union president Nicole Martin announced plans yesterday to appeal a court decision on the union’s elections in order to avoid paying “significant” court costs.
Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett had ordered the hotel union to hold elections no later than February 28 after finding the organisation had breached its constitution by not holding elections last May, as well as its tri-annual general meeting.
Ms Martin said at a press conference yesterday that the union is only appealing that decision “in our effort to save the union money” and not because they oppose the order for new elections.
“We find now that if we do not appeal, the union will have significant costs to pay even though the action was not brought against the union,” she said.
Ms Martin noted the union does not want to “stop any wheels in motion” and the coming election will proceed as ordered by the court.
“As a matter of fact, we have ballots already prepared,” she said. “Clearly we’re not in any way, shape or form, attempting to stop this election.”
Comments
USAhelp 11 years, 3 months ago
Seems like the union dont want to pay for the mistakes like any one else would. So all of us will have to pay. Shame shame.
tonymontana 11 years, 3 months ago
The bad president is trying to by time, she sees the hand writing on the wall and its not looking good , tie it up in litigation until she has vested pension locked in . Hubert said it best , " make laws that you can live with even when you are of the scene. Sad that Daron Wood has to pay the price of the mistakes of this bad president, he should cut his loyal ties and run on a separate ticket or suffer the fate of this outgoing president, she has been bad for the hotel industry an d the union, the sad thing about it is that in her last election she got support from the plp and the dna but even these forces cant save her . she is gone, gone, gone.
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