During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the country was forced to go on lockdown, employees and employers alike were eager to get back to the workplace. Steady income and profits were needed for their survival.We have heard from former Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes, in his final report before leaving the position, that we are still not yet out of the woods and money needs to keep rolling over in business places across Barbados, on a consistent and sustained basis, if we are to see significant economic growth.We have now reached a stage where we can safely say that we are past the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to shutdowns and business closures. However, as we attempt to put the horrors of the costly pandemic behind us, industrial unease has surfaced in the country.While the reasons for the three most recent strikes are varied, in all those cases the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) is the employees’ representative.Has the BWU lapsed and not been keeping a keen eye on the happenings within its membership, leaving many unresolved issues?