| Unions Plan To Use Parliamentary Opening As Opportunity For Advocacy |
| Wed, May 7, 2025 |
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And the demonstration is happening just before the start of the inaugural Sitting of the House of Representatives. It's a ceremonial event to launch the start of the parliamentary session - basically the first House Meeting since the March general election. So we asked the unions why they chose that day to demonstrate.
Sharon Frazer, President, APSSM
"There is no better day than that day. Everybody will be in one spot so they'll understand what it is that we're saying. And remind them we are partners not they make decisions and we have to take what they say. At the end of the day, the people, the public sector workers will be speaking out and that is the best day for it to happen."
Nadia Caliz, President, BNTU
"We assemble at 7:30 and we have a permit that allows us to be there until 2pm. Nobody is going to quiet us down, nobody is going to shove us in any corner. And the question you asked Sister Sharon, we live in a democratic society. All of this is a part of democracy and it is for the ministers and the PM as they take their oath to remember I'm accountable to the Belizean people, I am here because of them and this group is telling me that immediately after being sworn in, I need to do my work. That is exactly what tomorrow means."
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