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CWU questions Hilton job security as workers get severance notices looms
['Kay-Marie Fletcher']
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Senior Reporter[email protected]Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) secretary general Joanne Ogeer is calling on Land and Legal Affairs Minister Saddam Hosein to keep his promise that Hilton workers’ jobs are safe.
Her call comes as more than 250 Hilton Trinidad workers await answers about their future, with the hotel’s lease set to expire on September 18.
Ogeer said the union was concerned that Hilton management was describing negotiations with the Government as “fruitful” while workers were simultaneously being issued notices and severance calculations.
Ogeer also challenged the suggestion that State-owned Evolving Technologies and Enterprise Development Company Ltd (eTecK) would assume responsibility for Hilton workers after September 18.
Guardian Media attempted to contact Minister Hosein on the issues raised by the union but did not get a response up to press time.