"Unity in Diversity"
The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union takes note of Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s most recent statements regarding the LIAT 1974 severance matter. Browne continues his attempts to undermine the Union’s role and disregard the workers’ rights to representation and collective bargaining. This protra…
Vice President of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) Youth Arm, Blair Rose, believes that too many women are forced to choose between embracing motherhood and maintaining successful careers. Rose was speaking on ABWU’s recently launched series: The Workers’ Podcast. She explained that mo…
(uniglobalunion.org) The UNI Global Union ICTS World Conference kicked off to an energizing start in Cape Town on 15 April with the Imbewu Marimba Community Band setting the scene for a vibrant meeting. More than 230 union leaders from across the globe have gathered in the South African city to set…
Students who are members of the UWI Cave Hill Debating Society will have an opportunity to access financial assistance through a newly established partnership with the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU). The UWI-DS CARES Grant was launched in March 2024 and provides two grants of BDS $500 ea…
(Publicservices.international) As WHO Member States approach the last days of the 9th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body of the Pandemic Treaty (INB9) this week, Public Services International (PSI) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) raise the alarm, based on the concerns…
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reached an agreement on the issue of the living wage.The agreement, reached during a Meeting of Experts on wage policies , in February, was endorsed by the ILO’s Governing Body at their session on Wednesda…
Women across Antigua and Barbuda amplified their voices on a range of issues that specifically impact women, during the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) International Women’s Day Seminar 2024. Among the issues raised was the need for flexibility in work schedules for women returning to wor…
(Uni Global Union) In a significant development for labour relations in the United Kingdom, Amazon could be legally forced to recognize a UK trade union for the first time. This potential for recognition follows a concerted organizing effort by the GMB Union, which has formally demanded recognition…
Approximately 100 women are expected to gather at Freedom Hall on Friday as the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union observes International Women's Day 2024. The event, which has become a staple on the Union’s annual Calendar of Activities, will bring together a wide cross-section of women from multi…
GENEVA (ILO News) – A growing number of national business organizations are improving gender equality internally, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Employers´ Activities (ILO-ACT/EMP) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE). The next step…