7 News Belize

Hostilities Continue Between BEL Union and Management
posted (May 3, 2012)
Last week, they took to the picket line demanding that the CEO Jeff Locke step down, and now the Belize Energy Workers Union has fired another salvo at BEL's Management.

This time the Union says it's a communication breakdown - all because - the Union claims - Management did not inform them who the Human Resources Manager was.

Now, if you know anything about companies - you'll know that the Human Resource Manager is basically in charge of all staff - which means union members. And, so, for a Union not to know who's in charge of human resources - well, it's like a sick person not knowing who's the doctor.

It's what you might call a major SNAFU and in a letter to the CEO, the Union says, quote, "It is incredible that a modern, supposedly progressive company promotes a person to the post of Manager, Human Resources, since 1 January 2012, and for four months does not inform its employees or the union that must conduct official business with this person's office…"End quote.

It is a big deal because under the union agreement, the Human Resources Manager is the liaison for: calling or requesting union meetings and receiving and sending messages between the Company and the Union.

And so the union concludes, quote: "Management expects the Union to follow proper protocols in its dealings with the Company but acts contrary to its own expectations when it so chooses," End quote.

Fighting words, and there's more, the Union says, quote: The Union must state categorically and emphatically that the BEWU will not stand idly by and tolerate or condone any violations of its legally binding agreement…The Union does not take lightly to the Management blatant disregard of the agreement."

BEL's management says that rather than comment on this case - it will provide a comprehensive update on the situation between the company and the union as early as tomorrow.

Home | Archives | Downloads/Podcasts | Advertise | Contact Us

7 News Belize