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The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) is a 5,000-member public sector trade union in Jamaica which represents workers in local and national government, governmental corporations, quasi-government bodies and other agencies created by statute.
On 17 March: the imposition of remote work directives to non-essential workers. [32] On 20 March: the closure of all ports of entry to incoming traffic for a period of 14 days, effective 21 March; [33] and, the recruitment of final year medical students and retired medical practitioners to "support clinical and surveillance activities". [34] On ...
The National Workers Union (NWU) is a general trade union in Jamaica. The National Workers Union was founded on 2 April 1952 emerging as a result of a split within the Trade Union Congress and factional alignments within the People's National Party (PNP). The NWU became the main trade union of the PNP. [1]
The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU, also referred to as the Busta Union) is a trade union center in Jamaica established by Sir Alexander Bustamante. The BITU was formed in 1938, as a split from the Jamaica Workers and Tradesmen's Union. [2] It built up a membership of 54,000 within 6 years. [1]
A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor ...
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The Jamaica Workers and Tradesmen's Union (JWTU) was a general union in Jamaica. The union was established in 1937, by Allan Coombs , and the Marxist Hugh Clifford Buchanan. Soon after, Percy A. Aiken led a breakaway, the Builders and Allied Trade Union.
Jamaica’s health care has had a weak history, however has been improving and continuing to improve. Part of this is from the fact that close to half of the healthcare workers from the area are leaving for the better opportunities that are offered elsewhere. [1] The other cause comes from Jamaica’s history.