ANOTHER trade union – the Amalgamated Workers Union – has followed the TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) and accepted government’s offer of a five per cent salary increase.

This was confirmed in a press release on April 22 which said the deal was signed by Chief Personnel Officer Dr Daryl Dindial and the Amalgamated Workers Union as the collective agreement for the five per cent salary increase which covers the period 2020-2022.

Apart from the salary increase, the deal includes consolidation of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) effective October 1, 2023 and other market rate based salary adjustments.