All Trinidad to stay in Couva on Labour Day

“As espoused by our union’s founding father Adrian Cola Rienzi, one could not control one’s destiny at the workplace without having some say in directing the nation’s course.

Thus agriculture, fishing, livestock farming, the taxi driver, the salesperson in a store, the CEPEP worker etc, are all working class and all contributed to the development of Trinidad and Tobago and therefore all have a right to celebrate Labour Day wherever and however is convenient to them.” The union cited the national Carnival celebration which had “gained impetus on Duke Street but is now celebrated in every nook and cranny from Port of Spain, to San Fernando, to Couva, to Sangre Grande, to Tobago.” The union said it believes Labour Day, as the next working class holiday, should also be celebrated everywhere.

“It should not be isolated to one geographical location, since this defeats the very purpose for its vision - to educate and raise the awareness of the general population.

It is a national celebration and the time has come for it to be truly celebrated nationally.” The celebration is expected to begin with a march from the Esperanza Recreation Ground to Dow Village onto the California Main Road and continue through the Couva main road into Rienzi Complex for a mass meeting and cultural show.

“We believe it is better to have one hundred thousand people celebrating throughout our beloved country rather than fifteen thousand in Fyzabad alone.”