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Originally Posted by lou&nay
It seems like these activities are only a protest and not an actual work stopping strike. Does anyone have any idea how long the workers have been without an agreement they consider suitable?
I sure hope their marches do not turn into actual strikes! That could really shut things down with such a small base of workers on the island. It is one thing to call in replacement workers when you live on the mainland US compared to the relative isolation of a southern Caribbean island.
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Various groups have been having "work stoppages" and "walk outs". Various groups, such as the police department and air traffic control to name two are requesting pay increases, in varying amounts. A couple of number I have read were 2 - 5%.
The short story is that many of these people have not received raises in up to 5+ years and inflation the month of December alone was above 10%.
There have been some reports in English at http://www.amigoe.com/english/ Unfortunately they do not have an archive or I could give you exact details.
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