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SENATE PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LATE JOE MCPHERSON
Hailed as a “consummate trade unionist”, Gayle said McPherson was instrumental in the recruitment of officers to fill positions in the BITU.
March 18 2017
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PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION CONTRIBUTION TO BE PHASED IN
A proposal by the Jamaican Government to phase-in the five per cent pension contribution by public sector workers, effective April 1, has been welcomed by the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).
March 16 2017
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Healthcare & Social Workers Association of Jamaica and the BITU pursue Affiliation
The Healthcare Social Workers Association of Jamaica (“HSWAJ”), was incorporated to operate solely in Jamaica. Their nature of business is listed as “Civic Organization”.
March 15 2017
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Labour market information system needed to identify emerging jobs
Noting that there is a “mismatch” between education and the demands of the labour market, Senator Gayle said there must be greater alignment of both to address job trends.
February 02 2017
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BITU writes to Fly Jamaica regarding 'unfair treatment' of Jamaican workers
The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) has written to the management of Fly Jamaica regarding claims by a group of Jamaican flight attendants at the airline that they are being treated unfairly compared with their Guyanese counterparts.
June 29 2016
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BITU supports JLP's Income Tax Reduction Plan
The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) has welcomed a plan by the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to ease the burden placed on workers by the country’s Pay As You Earn (PAYE) income tax system.
January 29 2016
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Industrial Action on at the National Irrigation Commission
The latest action by the workers was triggered when the NIC wrote to a BITU delegate late Friday evening sending him on interdiction, and follows three other controversial dismissals over the past several weeks. In those instances, the BITU wrote to the NIC expressing grave concern that “the sanctions outlined in the letters are inconsistent with that recommended by the relevant disciplinary hearings”
July 20 2015
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