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With wage arrears stretching back nearly a decade for some workers, trade unions are signalling escalation in protest action as the Government remains silent on when outstanding public sector salary increases will be paid.
The Contractors and General Workers Trade Union (CGWTU) yesterday warned of possible industrial action, as more than 1,000 workers attached to the San Fernando City Corporation have not yet begun to get long-outstanding wage increases.
CGWTU president Ermine De Bique-Meade said affected workers—ranging from daily-paid and casual employees to retirees—have received no payments to date, although an agreement covering 2014–2016 and 2017–2019 was signed on April 24, 2025.
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