Simpson Bay: --- Workers mainly the cleaning staff of Atrium resort decided to stand still on Saturday in order to get their Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) signed with management and their union the United Federation Union (UFA).
About 40 workers from maintenance stood around the lobby as board members of the United Federation Union (UFA) negotiate with their manager to sign their CLA. According to President of the UFA Francis Ollivachi, the union he said has been trying to get their CLA signed for over two years now but management he said refused.
Ollivachi said when the workers stood still on Saturday they managed to sign a protocol until January 2010 when the negotiations on the CLA would resume. Workers at Atrium would now enjoy a $500 bonus this year, while they would also get a 5% increase in their salary. Also agreed upon are the workers now having a life insurance to the value of $500.000, $100.000 for permanent disability and $100.000 for accidental death. Workers who worked overtime would also be entitled to $6.00 as meals allowance.
