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St. Lucia: Industrial action by civil servants disrupts gov’t services
The Chamber’s executive director Brian Louisy said that “neither strike action nor the back-tracking on offers previously on the table are helpful in arriving at a conclusion” adding that the private sector organization is reminding the CSA that St. Lucia “like many countries globally, faces difficult and unprecedented economic challenges which call for reasonableness and responsibility at this time. “The economy cannot afford the impact of industrial action, nor should we subject the citizens and the economy to such action.”
Louisy said that since the CSA believes that an impasse has been arrived at, the logical next step is to go to arbitration. “It is unacceptable for a small group to hold the entire country hostage to achieve their narrow interests. The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture urges to CSA to do the responsible thing and call off the strike and return to the negotiating table.- (CMC)
