NOT back pay, not wage increases but simple seating is what Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU) officials demanded as they gathered in protest outside PriceSmart, Port of Spain outlet on December 19.

“PriceSmart in Trinidad has implemented a practice where these cashiers are required to come here daily, whenever their shift is, and carry out their functions for an entire eight hours while standing,” said second vice president Reesa Ramlogan-Jodha.

She said that for over 15 years, the OWTU, which is the recognised majority union for PriceSmart workers, has been trying to resolve this issue but to no avail.