Ruling on Caroni restructuring today

THE All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers Trade Union (ATSGWTU) will know whether it will be succeed in obtaining an injunction to stop the restructuring of Caroni (1975) Limited when the matter comes up in the Industrial Court today at 1.30 pm.

Last week, the union filed the application for an injunction pursuant to Section 84 of the Industrial Relations Act Chapter 88.01 for Orders.

“The company has unfolded a VSEP without meeting and treating with the union and has failed to divulge the true contents of its restructuring plan for the benefit of clarification for all the daily-rated employees of Caroni,” ATSGWTU President-General Rudranath Indarsingh said.

Indarsingh said once the injunction has been obtained, the substantive matter would be heard in May. Within recent weeks, the issue of Caroni’s restructuring has been bandied about by the Government, Opposition United National Congress (UNC), the ATSGWTU and several other sugar industry stakeholders.

The union is being represented by attorneys Douglas Mendes, Dave Cowie and Ashvani Mahabir. Caroni is represented by attorneys Kerwin Garcia and Ria Ramdeen.