Communication Workers’ Union demands information on retroactive salaries

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Communication Workers’ Union demands information on retroactive salaries

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Kent Western, acting CEO of TSTT. - Photo courtesy TSTT Secretary General of the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) Joanne Ogeer has written to acting chief executive of TSTT Kent Western asking for an update on retroactive salaries owed to active and retrenched workers. In a letter on April 9, Ogeer asked, “When will the company pay off their debt to the active and retrenched workers after now declaring profits? “In […]

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