Amalgamated Workers Union (AWU) has accepted the Chief Personnel Officer’s 4% wage offer.
According the Office of the Chief Personnel Officer, CPO Commander Dr. Daryl Dindial and the AWU signed off on Collective Agreements for the periods 2014-2016 and 2017-2019 earlier today.
Some of the major items agreed upon include a new job evaluation exercise for workers of the Union, the alignment of rates of premiums and allowances enjoyed by other daily-rated workers and an increase of those rates, an increase in the rate of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), the provision of technical and vocational training, and a one-time buyout for retirees in 2014 and 2015 at $4,000.00 per retiree.
Commander Dindial acknowledged the leadership, intuition, and initiative displayed by the Executive of the Amalgamated Workers Union during a very difficult negotiation process.