Trade union slavery in TT

The new “massa” is your trade union leader.

Massa says come out in your numbers and protest the Government’s inability to meet with demands for back pay and/or increased salaries.

The larger the size of the demonstration the better to impress.

What is at stake is the image of the unions.

Image is everything in TT . Realistically, they know there is insufficient funds but the grandstanding must take place, come hell or g water, if only to browbeat us all into believing that they retain their potency like when oil was US$100 a barrel.

Many descendants of slavery form the mainly African base of the ruling People’s National Movement. How pathetic is it that within a few days of celebrating emancipation that the emancipated will demonstrate with the intent of embarrassing their very own government into submission? History has informed us that the enslaved were sold by their enemies as a form of punishment.

With friends like the trade union masters, who needs enemies?

LYNETTE JOSEPH Diego Martin