A DECISION TO INDEPENDENTLY PURSUE WAGE NEGOTIATIONS MADE SOME GROUPS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE WAGE BENEFITS.
Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre has taken steps to ensure members of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, represented by the Police Welfare Association and the membership of the Saint Lucia Nurses Association (SLNA) benefit from the ongoing disbursement of EC $20 million in back pay owed to public servants.
The SLNA chose to negotiate fringe benefits separately and the PWA opted to pull out of the Trade Union Federation (TUF) umbrella to independently pursue wage negotiations with the Government Negotiating Team (GNT).
That decision made police officers ineligible to receive wage benefits agreed upon by the GNT and TUF in 2019.
However, Prime Minister Pierre with the support of the Cabinet of Ministers, has decided in good faith to ensure they too enjoy a commensurate share of the previously negotiated collective agreement.