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Unions Mobilise Aid For Haiti
DISMISSED PTSC FOURTEEN RE-INSTATED
Unions Mobilise Aid For Haiti
The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) has announced that it will accept clothing and non-perishable foodstuff to assist the people of Haiti as they struggle with the aftermath of the monstrous earthquake of January 12th 2010. The collection point is CWU headquarters, 146 Henry Street, Port of Spain.
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUN) has partnered with the NGO Is there not a cause to provide relief for the people of Haiti.
Paramount Building, Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU) Headquarters 99A Circular Road, San Fernando will serve as a drop off point for supplies to be shipped to Haiti.
Nikki Johnson, Education and Research Officer of the OWTU who is responsible for co-ordinating the effort, said that the priority supplies were bottled water; canned food and can openers; toiletries (especially female toiletries) - carbolic, blue soap etc.; basic first aid and medical supplies and seviceable clothing (no shoes with holes, old underwear etc.)
Sister Johnson can be contacted at 652-2701-3
The National Union of Government and Federated Workers has committed itself to mobilising relief for Haiti.
Labour and progressive organisations all over the world have been mobilising themselves to support the Haitian people...more
UNDERSTANDING HAITI:
PAYING THE PRICE!
The Haitian revolution (1791) played a vanguard role in the destruction of New World slavery and colonialism in the 19th century. The defeat of Napoleon's troops and the beating back of Great Britain's military forces ensured the independence of Haiti (1804) and hastened the end of chattel slavery throughout the Caribbean.
When the Haitian revolutionary forces gained the upper hand against the forces of colonialism and slavery, many Haitian planters fled to Trinidad, bringing their slaves with them.
Haitian succour and support was critical to the success of the Latin American independence movement from Spain and the country has had to pay and is still paying a dear price for its revolutionary role in world history...more
DISMISSED PTSC FOURTEEN RE-INSTATED
The fourteen workers dismissed by the Public Transport Service Corporation, (PTSC) for allegedly violating a court injunction during the struggle to protect their health and safety have been re-instated. Details of the re-instatement will be published shortly.
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