LIME smiles

Sir Roy Trotman speaking with striking workers yesterday afternoon on LIME’s Windsor Lodge compound. (Sharon Harding)

Sat, May 05, 2012 - 12:10 AM

HUNDREDS OF LIME workers should be smiling once more.

That’s because the telecommunications giant now clearly understands Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s position on the LIME/Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) agreement he brokered last month.

It paves the way for LIME (Landline, Internet Mobile, Entertainment) staffers to receive retroactive pay which has been at the heart of the dissatisfaction that led to a major work stoppage for the last 48 hours.

“The issue of the retroactive pay is now something that we should not have a problem with. They (LIME) said they will speak to us on Monday regarding the actual date on which the retroactive pay can in fact be made,” BWU general secretary Sir Roy Trotman said.

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Posted by RICHARD power 1 year, 1 month ago: Now this problem could have been solved every since! Why do people sit at a Table and agree and promise one thing and then go do another. In biblical times when you worked for someone and you worked hard and the business prospered the workers prospered ! Businesses have become so dishonorable,greedy and so ungrateful . Lime! Ah!(Cable & Wireless) had a monopoly in Barbados for a long Long time and when they had no competition they did as they liked when they liked!Remember how long you had to wait to get a land line. Theseare the type of things that cause discord and harbor bad feelings racial and other wise. No matter what religion youare, all of them talk about harmony with your brother! Barbadians contribute a lot of money to Limes bottom line which is money! If it wasn't for competition lime would still be lagging behind. One of the reasons that prices are so high in Barbados is because there are a lot of monopoly's in Barbados that have the same practices. This island needs more competition and then you would see some of the tactics
change around here. Look whats happening in the USA and its a huge country! Look what corporate greed has done to it. PAY! THE! WORKERS! THEY! DESERVE IT! and its not something that they are owed or a hand out. THEY EARNED IT! THE OLD FASHIONED WAY! WORKED! HARD! They
shouldn't have to beg for what they worked hard for. You can't expect them to work for the same thing as 20 years ago. Look at the cost of living now!