Public servants in Port of Spain, Trinidad, defied the police and risked arrest on Tuesday when they formed a human barricade at the public entrance of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and later converged near the Parliament’s entrance at the Red House, even as the government announced its final offer to the union for the settlement for the period 2008-2010.
The Trinidad Express reported that, while the government has indicated it will not budge from this offer, president of the Public Service Association (PSA) Winston Duke is adamant that his members will not accept it.
The new offer includes consolidation of cost of living allowances and other benefits, which the workers flatly rejected. Duke said that his membership will continue its protest even during the carnival celebrations and will not stop until their demands are met.
