Injunction against PSA dismissed

The exparte injunction against the Public Services Association (PSA) and its members has been discharged by the Industrial Court effective May 22. It was granted to the Minister of Labour, Lawrence Achong, on April 26 last year to prevent doctors in the Regional Health Authori-ties and Public Service from continuing industrial action which caused service at the nation’s public health institutions to be reduced to emergencies only. President of the PSA Jennifer Baptiste-Primus yesterday said the union felt free and vindicated by the Court to pursue current negotiations with public officers and other members for the period 2002-2004, now unencumbered by the unnecessary injunction. She said the injunction was unfair, unjust and incorrectly granted against the PSA as a result of illegal activities of the doctors and specifically the Medical Professionals Association of TT “against the good and sound advice of the PSA.”