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GTAWU Members At NAWASA Wearing Red Union Jerseys Over Retrenchment Of Comrade Andy Lewis And Other Matters

TheĀ GrenadaĀ TechnicalĀ and AlliedĀ Workersā€˜Ā UnionĀ membersĀ atĀ theĀ NationalĀ WaterĀ andĀ SewerageĀ AuthorityĀ (NAWASA)Ā willĀ asĀ ofĀ tomorrow,Ā WednesdayĀ NovemberĀ 4,Ā 2020Ā reportĀ toĀ workĀ wearingĀ RedĀ UnionĀ Tā€“ShirtsĀ inĀ theĀ firstĀ instanceĀ inĀ theĀ pursuitĀ ofĀ savingĀ theĀ employmentĀ ofĀ coā€“workerĀ ComradeĀ AndyĀ Lewis. TheĀ BoardĀ ofĀ DirectorsĀ throughĀ theĀ Companyā€˜sĀ GeneralĀ Manager,Ā informedĀ theĀ UnionĀ thatĀ theyĀ will notĀ changeĀ theĀ decisionĀ takenĀ to terminateĀ Mr.Ā AndyĀ Lewisā€˜Ā employmentĀ throughĀ retrenchment. TheĀ UnionĀ andĀ WorkersĀ ofĀ NAWASAĀ underĀ GTAWUā€˜sĀ bargainingĀ unitĀ areĀ clearĀ that theĀ CompanyĀ isĀ quiteĀ ableĀ toĀ keepĀ ComradeĀ Andy LewisĀ employed.Ā ThisĀ isĀ aĀ periodĀ ofĀ graveĀ socialĀ andĀ economicĀ challengesĀ broughtĀ aboutĀ byĀ theĀ pandemicĀ COVIDā€“19.Ā TheĀ UnionĀ isĀ veryĀ muchĀ concernedĀ aboutĀ theĀ negativeĀ impactĀ thatĀ suchĀ aĀ decisionĀ takenĀ byĀ NAWASA,Ā aĀ StateĀ OwnedĀ EnterpriseĀ (SOE)Ā willĀ haveĀ onĀ ComradeĀ AndyĀ LewisĀ andĀ hisĀ family.Ā ComradeĀ AndyĀ LewisĀ isĀ oneĀ ofĀ theĀ former ContractĀ workersĀ whomĀ theĀ UnionĀ hadĀ wagedĀ theĀ RedĀ DecemberĀ StruggleĀ forĀ inĀ 2017Ā whichĀ endedĀ inĀ 2018. ThereĀ areĀ otherĀ mattersĀ outstandingĀ includingĀ theĀ failureĀ ofĀ theĀ CompanyĀ toĀ increaseĀ theĀ formerĀ ContractĀ workersĀ salariesĀ inĀ keepingĀ withĀ twoĀ recommendationsĀ fromĀ theĀ MinistryĀ ofĀ Labour. TAWUĀ hasĀ writtenĀ toĀ NAWASAĀ informingĀ aboutĀ theĀ workersĀ reportingĀ toĀ workĀ inĀ RedĀ UnionĀ JerseysĀ inĀ theĀ firstĀ instance.

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