THIRTEEN trade unions are calling for dialogue with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar over the 15 no-protest zones established under an Emergency Powers Regulations order, saying their members are hurting.

The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA), along with 12 other unions, hand delivered a letter to the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday morning shortly before 11 a.m.

Speaking to reporters opposite the Office of the Prime Minister, TTUTA president Crystal Ashe said the group is not seeking confrontation with the Government but is instead requesting dialogue.