But, while that is what he's pulling for, there are forces in the industry working against that. Four of the 18 branch directors have written to the BSCFA Committee of Management saying that they want to go back to a General Assembly on Sunday December 28th to have the membership decide on the way ahead. From what we understand of the Association by-laws - three directors can ask for a meeting - so they appear to have the numbers. But the Prime Minister said that while he doesn't know the bye-laws, his position is that once the objectionable language about the Harvesting and Delivery Control Unit has been removed, there's nothing new that can come out of another general membership meeting:
Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"Need to go back for a second vote on precisely the draft... on precisely the points that would now have been resolved in favor of the farmers in accordance with the position taken by the farmers. I do get the sense that there are those who clearly don't want to see an agreement sign including the NTUCB who I have to say is absolutely irresponsible in a way that I find mindboggling. But I can't say what is or is not to happen in terms of this move to have on the part of those that are clearly anti-the agreement, second bite at the cherry. I would hope that that doesn't happen, but I really don't know what the rules say and what the rules don't say."
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