The national trade union congress of Belize has a new president. Marvin Mora was elected unopposed at the NTUCB AGM this weekend in Caye Caulker. Mora replaced Dylan Reneau who did not seek another term. He told us what will be the priority of his two year term:..
Marvin Mora, New President - NTUCB
"It is the time, because I realize that there are certain things that the NTUCB needs and the only way that it can be done is if we have a change way at the top of the leadership. I believe that I understand unionism down to its core and I believe also that a lot of people within the trade union and outside of the trade union have a lot of confidence in me, so I think it was the right time."
Jules Vasquez
"Will we see increase advocacy from the NTUCB?"
Marvin Mora, New President - NTUCB
"Oh yes, definitely. You will also see more presence at a social level as well. That is, I believe at the core of building the image of the NTUCB. The new executive is, for the most part, people who had been in the background working who are new and the ones that were within the executive, who were given the all-out. I am pretty confident that I have a very good hardworking team with me now."
Geovannie Brackett, reporter
"How do you bring back momentum and reach out to the membership of these individual unions and reach back to a more active stage?"
Marvin Mora, New President - NTUCB
"Responsibility. The key to getting this thing done is for the members of the union to start to understand that they are indeed the bosses."
Joining Mora on the executive are First Vice President Adelaide Guerra, and Audrey Matura Shepherd, who takes Mora's former post as second vice president. THE NTUCB HAS YET TO release the other names of persons on the executive.
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