The Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU) is reporting that it has successfully concluded negotiation with the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC) on behalf of employees at the statutory body.
The union said an agreement between it and CMC was signed on Friday at the Office of the Antigua and Barbuda Employer’s Federation in respect to terms and conditions of employment for line staff represented by the Union.
“Through this signed agreement the line staff will benefit from a ten percent (10%) wage increase. At the time of signing, workers would have already benefitted from the retroactive pay associated with the wage increase and also the implementation of the new rates of pay,” the AT&LU said in a press statement.
According to the release in the first quarter of 2023 the line staff received a six percent (6%) covering the period 2019-2021. Though negotiations were protracted as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic the AT&LU was still able to successfully secure increases for those years. The most recent wage increase of ten percent (10%) covers the period 2022-2024.
