PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has reiterated promises she made during the general election campaign that the UNC will restore the dignity of workers. She did so in her Labour Day message to the nation.

The Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU), Public Services Association (PSA) and some other trade unions were part of a “coalition of interests” which the UNC formed to contest the April 28 general election which it won 26-13 with the Tobago People’s Party taking the two Tobago seats.

Two former trade unionists, Ernesto Kesar and Clyde Elder, were elected Point Fortin and La Brea MPs respectively on April 28. Both of these constituencies were former PNM electoral strongholds.