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Bridgetown Duty Free Employees to Receive Payments Owed

Bridgetown Duty Free Employees to Receive Payments Owed

February 15, 2023
8:42 am

A settlement has been reached between the Barbados Workers Union and Management of Bridgetown Duty Free following work stoppage yesterday.

Unionized employees of the Bridgetown store stepped off the job yesterday after the company breached an agreement on lump sum payments.

General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, Toni Moore issued a statement following a four-hour meeting with the company last night.

General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, Toni Moore

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