$66m before Christmas

As workers protested in the streets of the capital city yesterday, an announcement was made in the Parliament of a $66.1 million settlement with the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU).

After over nine years of waiting, approximately 150 PowerGen workers are finally set to collect their outstanding wages following the agreement.

In a statement to the Parliament yesterday Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath hailed the move as a victory for workers neglected under the former People’s National Movement (PNM) administration.