THE COMMUNICATIONS Workers’ Union (CWU) has distanced itself from the Joint Trade Union Movement’s (JTUM) endorsement of the 2026 national budget, saying it cannot support a fiscal plan that prioritises “balance sheets over bread and butter.”

In a statement issued on October 24, the CWU said that while it remains a member of JTUM, it holds dissenting views on the budget and should not be grouped with other unions that have expressed support for the government’s fiscal measures.

The union said it was “instructive to note that the utterances of unions do not always address the views of all unions,” and rejected the notion that JTUM’s position represented the collective voice of organised labour.