00:00President General of the National Union of Government and Federated Workers Christopher Street says the procedure used by the SWRHA
00:08was deficient and possibly a breach of the law.
00:12We know that termination is the ultimate sanction and therefore the process that the SWRHA would have employed or engaged
00:21in this exercise was totally flawed, totally out of context and indeed I would say illegal.
00:28Street tells the morning edition the decision is particularly concerning because the authority is already severely short staffed and he
00:37believes there was no legitimate reason to fire workers.
00:41He is demanding that the authority justify his decision to issue the letters and explain the process.
00:47It was an ill-tought-out decision and therefore we would want to know what would have brought the authority
00:56to this point where they believe it is okay to sever 124 workers plus as we said the two figures
01:08have been given that will be demanded.
01:11The affected workers have resumed duty and the union has tentatively agreed to meet with the SWRHA on Friday.
01:19Street is calling for a clear assurance of job security for the workers.
01:23And therefore we would have made our petition, we would have made our intervention, hence these letters will withdraw and
01:34the union will go forward to ensure that they remain withdrawn, right?
01:39They remain withdrawn and that these workers could continue to provide productive service to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
01:48Nicole M Romany, TV6 News.
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