Public Servants on the island have given the government an ultimatum to retract statements which were made by Productivity Consultant Parry Bellot that they are unproductive-or face protest action.
The Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) called a meeting on Tuesday with its general membership at their Valley Road office, to address concerns that they say have been affecting their livelihoods.
Chief among their gripes were statements by Bellot that 80% of them are unproductive.
General Secretary of the Dominica Public Service Union Thomas Letang says government has seven days to respond failing which the membership will take action.
“In seven days we expect a response. We will be calling on public officers to stand in solidarity with each other. We want you to encourage those who are not here to show up. We want to tell you that we will be embarking on protest action to make our position clear. We want an apology,” he added.
The PSU also wants the government to make a decision regarding pending salary increases.
“Government said the exercise will require at least nine months for completion, a period that will well take us into the next triennium 2012/2015. The union believes it would be in the best interest of all parties to confirm negotiations for the current triennium and to defer consideration of the results of the classifications,” he said.
