Letang calls for creation of Industrial Relations Court

Letang, speaking on Anou Palay

General Secretary of the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU), Thomas Letang, said serious consideration should be given to the establishment of an Industrial Relations Court.

He made that comment during the weekly Anou Palay Programme with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Sunday.

According to Letang, there are a number of tribunal matters that need to be resolved.

“I think we should really be giving serious consideration to establishing an Industrial Relations Court where people will be full-time and will be able to really look at issues,” he said.

“And I agree with the caller,” Letang continued, referring to a comment made by a caller to the programme, “why should somebody have a matter and for 7 or 10 years, that matter is not being resolved?”

Another deficiency of the current tribunal system, according to Letang, is that the people who sit on the tribunal are providing voluntary service.

“They are employed otherwise; that is not a priority to the lawyers,” Letang stated, “if they have a High Court case that takes precedence over tribunal matters.”

The DPSU official said this matter needs to be looked at.

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8 Comments

  1. Batibou River
    July 10, 2020

    Letang, enough talk. Never mind Court, shut the country down and stop this nonsense once and for all. It’s the only way to stop the dictator!

  2. Lin clown
    July 9, 2020

    With JACKA like Ibo France,UWP will NEVER get the support of the majority of voting Dominicans.These characters are the cause of the downfall of UWP.IGNORANT,LIARS.

  3. Shaka zulu
    July 8, 2020

    An additional court is not going solve the problem. They just need to appoint more magistrates and be more efficient at processing casses. The system is grossly inefficient.

  4. Original
    July 8, 2020

    As a union leader thomas letang should be concern with the low participation of union members along with the poor economic performance of this government.

  5. UKDominican
    July 8, 2020

    Typical Dominica answer:”The matter needs to be looked at”. How long you need to look at it mr. Letaing, with a pronouncement coming way after the claimant has gone to the great beyond?
    Dominica, with fewer than 70,000 inhabitants does not need another court. A tribunal is fine. Just staff it with professional people but keep it out of the common court system to deliver verdicts expeditiously, just like the Industrial Tribunals in the U.K. There really is no need to reinvent the wheel.

  6. Truth be Told
    July 7, 2020

    Letang you are the weakest trade union leader in the history of the trade union movement in Dominica! You are weak, weak, weak, weak, weak! You say, “And I agree with the caller,” Letang continued, referring to a comment made by a caller to the programme, “why should somebody have a matter and for 7 or 10 years, that matter is not being resolved?” But this is a reflection of how weak the trade union representing such a person is! A strong trade union leader would force a resolve to issues, matters and grievances, that’s your job. But in your sucking up to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, you have failed the people whom you are supposed to represent!

    • Nkrumah Kwame
      July 8, 2020

      Truth be told,
      I like your posture. Now tell me what Mr. Letang should/must do to make himself and the Union strong/stronger.
      I await your response.
      HOTEP!

  7. Ibo France
    July 7, 2020

    The entire judicial system needs urgent attention and reforms. The long delays; the corrupt, biased and incompetent magistrates and judges; the political interference in decision making are all anomalies that negatively impact our justice system.

    Workers in both the public and private sectors are taken for granted. The labour laws are been urinated on. The court turns a blind eye. People of Dominica, get up, stand up, and assert your rights.

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