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Hotel Union protests firing of Atlantis shop steward
BAHAMAS Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) members protested in front of the Department of Labour yesterday after Atlantis terminated the resort’s chief shop steward.
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Atlantis shop steward’s firing incites protests
The hotel union’s president yesterday said he expects the “law to take its course” as a small group of workers protested at the Department of Labour against Atlantis’ decision to fire a shop steward.
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Call for greater protection for union members endorsed by Bell
LABOUR Minister Keith Bell endorsed a call for greater protection for union members, saying legislation is on the way to achieve this.
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Fired Atlantis shop steward now working at hotel union
A former Atlantis chief shop steward, whose firing last year triggered a formal trade dispute, has elected not to return to the resort and is now employed full-time with the hotel union.
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Engineer says 2023 'hottest' year for construction projects
The Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) president says 2023 is the “hottest” year for construction-related development that he has seen in a long time as there are “projects all around".
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Claiming police ‘humiliated’ him taxi driver seeks legal advice
A TAXI driver is seeking legal advice after being “humiliated” by a junior police officer.
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STATESIDE: UAW strike appears imminent as they wait for a response from auto makers
EVERY year at the beginning of September, Americans pause as Labour Day, always celebrated on the first Monday in September, marks the end of another summer and the return to school for students and (at least traditionally) the return to the office or factory for white- and blue-collar workers alike.
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DIESEL SALES HALT TO LAST UNTIL MARGIN RESOLUTION: However, sites owned by FOCOL continue to make fuel available
Bahamian petroleum retailers have "no intent to disenfranchise the motoring public", their president asserted yesterday, as he warned that the halt to diesel sales will "go on until such time" as their plight is resolved.
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Greg Burrows Jr suspended 15 years
Greg Burrows Sr gets five-year suspension
The Bahamas Baseball Association issued 15 and five-year suspensions respectively to Greg Burrows Jr and Sr for their actions against Curacao’s home plate umpire Edaine Cannister during a medal placement game in the Babe Ruth Caribbean Baseball Championships at the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium on July 30.
