MINISTER of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson has referred a trade dispute filed by the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) to the Bahamas Industrial Tribunal.
The dispute was referred on December 22, in accordance with Section 72(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1970.
According to a statement from the government, the dispute was referred after Labour Director Robert Farquharson personally intervened and concluded that all outstanding issues between the Health Ministry and the BNU were either resolved or a procedure for resolution was agreed by both parties, however, executives of the BNU refused to withdraw the matter.
This referral, “made in the public’s interest,” prohibits members of the BNU from taking any industrial action in pursuance of the aforementioned trade dispute according to Section 72(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, Chapter 321, the government’s statement added.
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