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August 30, 2024

Majority of National Trade Union Congress votes to take Government to court over University Hospital land deal

President Luke Martinez says the unions do not consider the matter a "done deal" as Prime Minister John Briceño asserted on Wednesday. This is not, he [...]
July 30, 2024

Association of Beneficiaries and Retired Public Officers (ABRPO) pickets Ministry of Finance office in Belmopan

A statement from the Association under the hand of President Hubert Enriquez informed that a meeting was held on June 4 with Prime Minister John Briceño [...]
July 20, 2024

Belize National Teachers Union celebrates 54th anniversary!

Former President Elena Smith wished her colleagues in the "Big Bad Green Machine," as she called it, a happy anniversary.
June 16, 2024

Public Service Union hails signing of outstanding Collective Bargaining Agreement after 15 years

A press statement from the Public Service Union (PSU), a member of the JUNT along with the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) and Association of Public [...]
April 4, 2024

Nadia Caliz defeats Ifasina Efunyemi for post of president of Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU)

The Union's annual National Convention took place starting on Wednesday in Belmopan at Our Lady of Guadalupe High School, being traditionally held in the week after [...]
March 22, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde apologizes to, warns unions, Mayas, and cañeros: “Not everybody can get all they want”

Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde addressed several of these during his Budget Debate presentation, addressing himself to the Joint Unions Negotiating Team (JUNT) for “stalled talks” [...]
March 18, 2024

Stevedores to receive $1.6 million ex gratia payment in lieu of sugar redundancy after P.M. meets with CWU

An ex gratia payment of $1.6 million in addition to the offered $1.5 million will be brought to the House of Representatives for approval.
March 12, 2024
Port of Belize

Waterfront workers walk out over stalled negotiations; Port paralyzed

Last week Tuesday, stevedores walked off the job. Their union, the Christian Workers Union (CWU), had met with the Prime Minister to negotiate a redundancy payment. [...]