July 25, 2024
Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson speaks during a press conference at Mr Ferguson’s office on July 24, 2024. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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Don’t make union BPL ‘whipping boys’
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson yesterday stopped an employee from explaining a 90-hour Christmas overtime record at Bahamas Power and Light, as he accused executive chairman Christina Alston of trying to make workers “whipping boys” for what he described as leadership failures at the company.
BPL union chief labels $20m overtime bill as ‘distraction’
A UNION president yesterday accused the Government of using Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) overtime costs as a “distraction” from the wider problems plaguing the electricity sector as the Davis administration branded the near-$20m annual bill as “unsustainable and unacceptable”.
BEWU boss: 'This is our contract. It has nothing to do with politics'
DAYS before the general election, more than 800 junior line staff at Bahamas Power and Light received a $3,500 lump-sum payment last week as part of a “cost of living supplement” included in their industrial agreement, according to union leader Kyle Wilson.yle wilson
‘Temperature down’ but still BPL reform concern
Kyle Wilson, the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union’s (BEWU) president, said although the union still has outstanding concerns about how the government’s energy reform will affect employees the “temperature has turned down significantly” after meeting with officials.
‘PLP broke promise made before election’
IN excluding unions from talks about the future of Bahamas Power & Light, the Davis administration is violating a pre-election memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Philip Davis signed, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson.
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