LIAT to cut staff; WAWU concerned

The Waterfront and Allied Workers Union (WAWU), the union representing employees of regional airline LIAT, has said it will consult with the regional trade union body, in light of reports that the carrier may be cutting down its staff.

A news release from the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) on Sunday said LIAT is preparing to place close to 100 of its workers “on the breadline.”

However, WAWU’s Secretary-Treasurer Kertiste Augustus, said his union has not been officially notified of any such plans by LIAT and is concerned about that development.

“We have in fact found this to be strange and to be of concern to us,” Augustus said on radio Monday.

“There is something known as the joint conservative mechanism that provides for consultation between the management of LIAT and the unions representing staff once it is felt that any development within LIAT will  be likely to cause a shift in terms of the number of people being employed or any other area,” he stated.

He said it is only after meeting with the regional consultative council of trade unions that the WAWU can respond firmly on the
matter.

An Antigua newspaper report stated that LIAT’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Challenger advised LIAT employees that the company would cut staff because it had suffered a loss, the CMC report said.

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25 Comments

  1. peter piper
    March 7, 2013

    And the government of Dominica is looking at pumping money into Liat and that is what’s in the pipeline,has a due diligence been seriously conducted on that investment or are they just trying to make hood their “stand” with the populace and nation at large

  2. Azu AzuwAy Shou SHOT JAUN SORT
    February 2, 2011

    Skerrit will have to schedule another night ‘landing flight to save Liat if he his night landing to be fullfilled.

  3. NAE
    February 1, 2011

    Oh brother…poor Caribbean workers.

  4. Chicken Leg
    February 1, 2011

    Liat is full of shi*. never used them .i wish they die.

    • Hey just giving my two cents
      February 2, 2011

      Stop using your mouth unwisely. Life and death comes from the mouth/tongue. Be careful what u use your tongue and mouth to say as those are powerful. Many time we wish for certain things and they truly happen to us.

      My advice to you is to repent of your wish above and instead pray for LIAT that things will turn around so there will be no need to retrench their workers – some of them might be our own relatives – .

      For future reference be careful for what you say with your tongue/mouth.

      Faher in Heaven – I stand with this person “chicken leg’ and I repent of his/her utterance as stated above. We break this curse in Jesus Name and we call on wellness and prosperity for LIAT and Father give wisdom and understanding to all those in the administration of the regional airline – LIAT so all will be for your glory and honour. I also pray for “Chicken Leg’ that he she may be come more cognisant of your presence and will lean on you for clarity on how to deal with news of what is happenning around us in the World. We pray that this person comes closer to you in Jesus Name and we ask all of this through your Son – Jesus. Amen

  5. So no night landing?
    February 1, 2011

    Was it because LIAT was ‘BROKES’ that they risked people’s lives for a few thousand dollars more of Dominica’s taxpayers money for that BOGUS Inaugural NIGHT LANDING flight? Did Skerritt and his incompetent, inefficient DLP Govt. connive with LIAT’s country Manager et al to go ahead with that ILLEGAL FLIGHT?

    It was illegal because all the required instruments were not in place for Night Landing. They tried to FOOL the people, hailing Skerritt and his Govt. for a job well done re. bringing in night Landing into Melville Hall airport. Only to know, soon after, the whole DECEPTIVE plot BACKFIRED.

    Up to now LIAT cannot have commercial night landing flights into Dominica. The President, a pastor, journeelists, and others sympathetic to and supporters of the Govt. RISKED their LIVES in that ILLEGALITY. Who were they trying to FOOL?

    Now a few weeks after, LIAT is preparing to FIRE about 100 of its workers? The Unions are not properly notified? But they filled the airwaves, BOASTED about LIAT doing an inaugural NIGHT LANDING flight into Dominica? Those INVITEES drank Whiskey, Champagne and ATE to their HEARTS DELIGHT. How they filled the air in and around Melville Hall with laughter and joy. What a SHORT-LIVED PAPPY SHOW. SHAME. SHAME, SHAME on ALL OF THEM. We, the Taxpayers want our money back. The money you all took from our Treasury TO SPREE GIVE IT ALL BACK.

  6. The Analysts
    February 1, 2011

    We all the high air prices tickets, Liate making a lost. I guess the CEO is being payed to high.

    • Cassandra
      February 1, 2011

      Who knows, but the fact is that they are not as efficient as they could be.For example, their ratio of employees to the total number of seats on their fleet is well in excess of 1.0, in fact closer to 1.5 and this number has to come down.

  7. Cassandra
    February 1, 2011

    This not new but a realisation of the plans originally announced in July of last year that foresaw the closure of regional LIAT city offices, including St. Johns Antigua, across the region by 31 August, 2010. I’m afraid that, though delayed, because of protestations by the union, this move is inevitable. Modern communications have made these offices largely redundant.The work they do can easily be handled either over the Internet, or by local travel, agents, saving LIAT a lot of overheads. I am sorry for the people, whose career will be affected but if they are honest to themselves they must have seen this coming, with trepidation of course!

  8. Liat Workers
    February 1, 2011

    well it have couple flight attendants I not calling the MEG BLACK ONE NAME…that FINK her job safe….doe go school but stay dere flying up an down and putting weave an nails…..LMAO!

    • lol
      February 1, 2011

      lol…..u not easy…lol its a service industry she has to look good….lol :lol: :lol:

  9. Lady
    February 1, 2011

    LIAT you waiting on for night landing? LMAO. is not the supremo that declare it official? Wait on him!

  10. ONE LOVE..... VCASE MASSIVE
    February 1, 2011

    Why everything that happen pple always havwe to put skerrit name in it. Leave the man alone. Allu just harrassing d man life

    • wonder
      February 1, 2011

      I agree with you. Liat issues, but here the go adding the PM in the mix. They must be in love with man, lol.

  11. The truth
    February 1, 2011

    Liat I read about right? So where politics coming into these comments? Anyway with the service Liat gives they should be doubling staff throughout the region, no cutting. Liat is pathetic. Plain and simple

  12. Bravo
    February 1, 2011

    LIAT have staff in Dominica to cut???

    • The truth
      February 1, 2011

      Liat is just really a disgrace. And the bad thing is, people don’t come to Dca because of that airline company. Me self, when I fly I avoid Liat at all costs. I know I must use then at some point but I look for the shortest flights for my connection. I’ll pay the extra to go Guadeloupe or take boat to St Lucia just to avoid that airline

  13. mouth of the south
    February 1, 2011

    hhhmmm still waiting for allu to give us that ‘night landing’,,,,, well the clock’s still ticking,,, skerro’s still stealing n blackmore’s still lying

    • wonder
      February 1, 2011

      Shut up please, give it a rest

      • Hey just giving my two cents
        February 2, 2011

        Get a life MOTS. Say something positive!
        Leave the PM out! Are you a man or woman?

        Please do not hate MOTS. He needs to be spoken to as well… in his own words .. he needs to love the Creator .. then himself since he is a creation of God. Then MOTS will be making more positive comments since the “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”

    • jeff
      February 1, 2011

      i dont know u but i hate u mouth of the south

      • rascal
        February 1, 2011

        real ,i agree with you jeff, don’t know who mouth of the south is but he/she/it, is really sickening,always up here commenting ,I HATE YOUR A*&,oh yeh i’m a Dominican living abroad..

      • mouth of the south
        February 1, 2011

        i don’t know u but i love u as a creation of God

        • Fed Up
          February 1, 2011

          Then I guess you must “love” Skerrit as a creation of God too. You are nothing more than a hypocrite who has nothing better to do than flood the DNO blogs with your political slander. Corrupt or not the PM will not lose a minute of sleep over all your BS which is more than I can say for you. Every single comment you make has to do with “SKERRIT”. It seems the source of all the world’s problems is “SKERRIT” . When you die prematurely due to the radically spreading pandemic known as animosity towards Skerrit syndrome (ASS) we will have to write Skerrit’s #1 hater on it. I am sure you will love to be remembered for that. :lol: :lol: :lol:

        • mouth of the south
          February 1, 2011

          um FED UP i never knew u were so jealousy,,,,,, well i have lots of love to share,,, n i love u to as a creation of God,,,, now go to bed n sleep better :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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