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| Williams asked to settle allowance issues for postal workers |
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| Friday, 19 June 2009 | |
 The United Union of Jamaica (UUJ) says it has written to State
Minister in the Finance Ministry responsible for the Public Sector Arthur
Williams for him to urge the Post Master General to pay tailoring allowances
owed to the country's postal workers. UUJ President James Francis told RJR News that the union has been coming under pressure from postal workers upset over the non-payment of allowances. According to him, if the payments are not made in short order, the union will have no choice but to instruct workers to take industrial action. "This agreement was filed by the trade unions in 2008 when the 15% was first paid and we later signed off on the fringe benefits like tailoring and other traveling allowances. I made contact with the Post Master General's office but I've not received a response from them for the payments to be made. "I'm asking Mr. Williams to use his office to ensure that the money is paid," said Mr. Francis. the union has given the Finance Ministry two weeks to respond. |