And while the Chairman of the Board addressed the matters having to do with BTL, those made up about 5% of a release that was primarily political. And while we expect that the Prime Minister will respond to them in time, today we caught up with the leader of the opposition at another event and he told us that the PUP is ready to form an alliance with the Unions:..
Jules Vaquez
"We know that the confluence of circumstances that brought 2005 for example, to head, was when the Communication Workers Union got upset with your government at the time. Now we are seeing them saying that this deal is reminiscence smacks of what Said Musa did and we know what came out of that."
Hon. Francis Fonseca, Leader of the Opposition
"What I can say is that increasingly we have had a lot of contact, I have had a lot of contact with the workers, the unions and it is clear to me that they are increasingly frustrated and troubled by the path this government is taking as it relates not only their specific areas of concern; telecommunications, electricity, the utilities. But also very concerned about the direction of the country. So yes, I think we see greater opportunity, if you like, for collaboration, working together with the unions because in some respects we share a common objective."
Geovannie Brackett, reporter
"Are you ready to bring it to a head? Because from their letter it seems they are ready to bring it to a head"
Hon. Francis Fonseca, Leader of the Opposition
"Absolutely, and again it goes back to our sense of urgency, uniting a sense of purpose, because we understand that all of us are hearing from these individuals. We are hearing from our constituency, but we are also hearing from leaders in civil society. We need to come together, we need to stand together, we need to unite against this government. So yes, we are prepared to take the lead and to galvanized, if you like, to unite those forces against this government."
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