AVIATION Communication and Allied Workers’ Union (ACAWU) secretary general Rudi Atwell has voiced his support for UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her decision to recruit former police officer Roger Alexander to the party in the wake of a deadly shooting at the Piarco International Airport on April 17.

However, hours after his comments at a UNC town hall meeting in Tunapuna later that day, the ACAWU’s executive distanced the union from his endorsement. The union represents flight attendants, mechanics and ground staff at Caribbean Airlines (CAL).

At around 2.30 am on April 17, Akim “Sours” Quashie was shot and killed as he walked out of the doors of the international arrivals section at the airport.