Akash Sama­roo

The Na­tion­al Trade Union Cen­tre of Trinidad and To­ba­go (NATUC) is call­ing on Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar to re­con­sid­er her re­fusal to en­gage the Steel Work­ers’ Union of Trinidad and To­ba­go (SWUTT) over the re­open­ing of the for­mer Arcelor­Mit­tal steel plant at Point Lisas.

NATUC gen­er­al sec­re­tary Michael An­nisette says while they wel­come the in­vest­ment by Unit­ed States-based Pin­na­cle Steel and Vana­di­um Cor­po­ra­tion, through its lo­cal sub­sidiary Ibis Steel Com­pa­ny, eco­nom­ic de­vel­op­ment must be ac­com­pa­nied by mean­ing­ful con­sul­ta­tion with or­gan­ised labour.