"Unity in Diversity"
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…
GENEVA (ILO News) – A new publication on the expansion of digital economic activity in developing economies, published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), examines what digitalization means for the structural and productive transformation of countries in the global south.The paper, by…
The Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union is aware of certain comments made by Development Commissioner, Ambassador Daven Joseph, surrounding the ongoing LIAT Severance matter. During a recent radio interview, Joseph falsely and maliciously accused the Antigua & Barbuda Workers’ Union of politicizi…
The tenacious spirit of employees at Frank B. Armstrong won them a monumental victory that has culminated in the recent signing of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Union representing the workers – the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union – and the employer. Frank B employees had been…