TRINMAR WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB

EMPLOYEES at Trinmar Operations have returned to work following a total shutdown of operations on Tuesday morning.

However, OWTU branch president, Ancil Roget said the Union was giving state-owned oil company, Petrotrin “a few more days”, to formulate an adequate response to workers demand that the Company honour an agreement on the governance structure for its Point Fortin-based subsidary. He said up to the present time the Union had not been contacted by either Petrotrin’s executive chairman, Malcolm Jones or the Ministry of Energy.

Workers were protesting management’s decision to make redundant Trinmar’s three senior management posts: Finance manager, Human Resource manager and Information Technology manager. He said the Union was also awaiting a response from Minister of Energy, Eric Williams, to discuss the situation. Union officials, including president general, Errol Mc Leod, had attended an all-day seminar at the OWTU’s Paramount Building headquarters yesterday.