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Joint Statement By GPWU, GUT And GTAWU On The Matter Of Pensions For Public Workers

Firstly,Ā theĀ membershipĀ ofĀ theĀ unionsĀ takesĀ thisĀ opportunityĀ toĀ publiclyĀ expressĀ theirĀ profoundĀ appreciationĀ toĀ theirĀ legalĀ teamĀ ledĀ byĀ JamesĀ BristolĀ Q.C.,Ā withĀ formerĀ AttorneyĀ GeneralĀ CajetonĀ Hood andĀ RugglesĀ FergusonĀ andĀ otherĀ legalĀ mindsĀ thatĀ workedĀ behindĀ theĀ scene:Ā forĀ theirĀ stalıĀ unselfishĀ andĀ tirelessĀ workĀ toĀ bringĀ aboutĀ thisĀ victoryĀ atĀ theĀ HighĀ Court. InĀ notingĀ theĀ writtenĀ statementĀ thatĀ wasĀ hurriedlyĀ putĀ outĀ byĀ theĀ GovernmentĀ InformationĀ ServiceĀ yesterday,Ā membershipĀ ofĀ theĀ unionsĀ viewsĀ cautionĀ andĀ concern,Ā theĀ Governmentā€˜sĀ expressedĀ ā€œcommitmĀ rightĀ byĀ everyĀ sectorĀ ofĀ theĀ nationalĀ communityā€œ.Ā ThisĀ isĀ soĀ especiallyĀ inĀ lightĀ ofĀ theĀ claimĀ thatĀ theĀ ā€œlackĀ ofĀ aĀ pensionĀ schemeĀ forĀ publicĀ sectorĀ workersĀ hasĀ beenĀ inĀ contentionĀ forĀ aĀ generationĀ andĀ hasĀ beenĀ inheritedĀ byĀ thisĀ andĀ previousĀ governmentsā€œ.Ā  Except for the period July 2008 to February 2013, the current administration has been in office since…

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