October 16, 2025
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Teachers 'ready to strike' after rejecting pay offer
THE Bahamas Union of Teachers put more than 1,400 members on “industrial action alert” yesterday after teachers rejected the government’s financial counterproposal for a sixth time, deepening a pay dispute that has dragged on since last year.
Taxi Cab Union rejects appeal by TUC to return to negotiating table
THE BAHAMAS National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC) has urged the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union (BTCU) to return to the negotiating table with livery operators to resolve their escalating dispute, but taxi union president Tyrone Butler has flatly rejected the appeal, insisting livery drivers must first comply with the law.
BUT issues pay ultimatum weeks before school starts
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson has given the government “a few days” to submit a revised salary proposal as negotiations over a new industrial agreement remain unresolved just weeks before the new school year.
Union blasts plan to hire 300 Ghanaian teachers
GHANA’S foreign affairs minister has announced that The Bahamas is ready to receive 300 Ghanaian teachers this year, prompting Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson to question how the government could negotiate their recruitment “in minutes” while failing after ten months of talks to secure salary increases for more than 2,000 Bahamian teachers.
BUT rejects second pay offer; gives Govt three days to respond
THE Bahamas Union of Teachers has given the government until tomorrow (Wednesday) to submit a revised counter-proposal on salary increases and other benefits for educators after rejecting its second offer.
Teachers vote for industrial action
TEACHERS have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, a show of unrest a few days after Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis expressed disappointment with unions’ fierce reaction to the government’s latest salary increases.
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