It’s an insult!

PUBLIC SERVANTS feel insulted that Government has not offered a firm proposal regarding a “coping mechanism” for workers.

This dissatisfaction was expressed by several public servants during a two- hour long, closed-door meeting hosted by the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) executive with its membership, at the Union’s Dalkeith, St. Michael headquarters on Wednesday evening.

Though the doors were closed, loud voices could be heard as workers lamented their concerns regarding Government’s inability to make a firm proposal.

“What they have done is, these are two scenarios, we want you to determine which scenario you would choose and then we would go back to our principals and say to them ‘we made an offer to the Union and this is what the Union accepted,” NUPW’s Acting General Secretary Delcia Burke said as she explained the reason behind the members passion.

The workers were unimpressed with the content of the correspondence which came from the Ministry of Civil Service.

“I think the workers felt slighted, they felt insulted…Most persons felt insulted because it was not a firm offer,” Burke added. (AH)