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SECTION 3 JUDGEMENTS DELIVERED IN 2015/2016

BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS
TD NO. PARTY NO. 1 PARTY NO. 2 CORAM DATE OF
DELIVERY
For the period 2012/13 (Oct. 2012 – Sep. 2013) to 2015/16 (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) ST 5/15 Estate Police Central Bank of HH Mr. L. Achong 19.04.16
the Court received 71 new trade disputes in the General Services Division with Association of Trinidad and Tobago HH Mr. D. Rambally ORAL
respect to the Breakdown in Negotiations between Unions and Companies. These Trinidad and Tobago HH Mr. M. Maharaj JUDGEMENT
71 disputes are 2.3% of the total number of trade disputes filed. Of this, 58 disputes
were received at the North branch of the Court with the highest number TD 347/14 Banking, Insurance Trinity Exploration and HH Mrs. H. Seale 21.04.16
and General
HH Mr. R. Jugmohan
Production Limited
(27 matters) being recorded in the year 2013/14 (Oct 2013 – Sept 2014). Workers’ Union (formerly Bayfield HH Mr. M. Mitchell
During 2015/16 (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016), there was a 35% decline in the number of Energy (Galeota) Ltd)
Breakdown in Negotiations filed at the Court (North and South) compared to TD 532/13 Communication Watts Engineering HH Mr. H. Soverall 27.04.16
2014/15 (Oct. 2014 – Sep. 2015). However, preliminary data for the first two Workers' Union Limited HH Mr. K. Jack
quarters of 2016/17 (Oct. 2016 – Sep. 2017) shows a sharp increase, since already HH Mr. N. A. Mohammed
for this six-month period there have been 17 disputes filed arising out of the GSD TD Oilfields Workers' Nestle Trinidad and HH Mrs. K. George- 28.04.16
Breakdown in Negotiations, 10 more disputes when compared to the FY 2015/16 371/11 Trade Union Tobago Limited Marcelle
(Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016). HH Mr. A. Aberdeen
HH Mrs. J. Christopher-
Nicholls
Table 3.7: BREAK DOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS IN THE GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION
TD Oilfields Workers' A.R. Singh Contractors HH Mrs. H. Seale 29.04.16

COURT 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 51&52/13 Trade Union Limited HH Mr. R. Linton
(S)
HH Dr. S. Samaroo
(QI & QII)
North 13 27 13 5 15 ESD TD Banking, Insurance Caribbean Airlines HH Mr. L. Achong 02.05.16
ORAL
and General
South 4 - 7 2 2 9/14 Workers' Union Limited HH Mr. D. Rambally JUDGEMENT
HH Mr. M. Mitchell
TOTAL 17 27 20 7 17
ESD TD All Trinidad General Trinidad and Tobago HH Mr. L. Achong 03.05.16
Source: Industrial Court of Trinidad & Tobago 23/12 Workers' Trade Union Solid Waste HH Mr. K. Jack ORAL
Management HH Mr. M. Maharaj JUDGEMENT
Company Limited
Chart 3.9: BREAK DOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS IN THE GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION
30 TD 47/12 Steel Workers Union Central Trinidad Steel HH Mrs. H. Seale 03.05.16
of Trinidad and Limited HH Mr. G. Rousseau ORAL
25 Tobago HH Mr. N. Khan JUDGEMENT
20 TD 234/10 Transport and Ansa Polymer Limited HH Mr. H. Soverall 05.05.16
15 Industrial Workers' HH Mr. G. Rousseau
Union
10
5 TD 476/14 Communication Caribe Hospitality of HH Mrs. K. George- 05.05.16
Workers' Union Trinidad and Tobago Marcelle ORAL
0 Limited HH Mr. A. Aberdeen JUDGEMENT
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 HH Mr. R. Jugmohan
(QI & QII)
NORTH SOUTH
TD 268/13 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago HH Mr. H. Soverall 06.05.16
Postal Workers Union Postal Corporation HH Mr. K. Jack
TD 225/13 Transport and National HH Mrs. S. Ramparas 11.05.16
Industrial Workers’ Maintenance Training HH Mr. M. Daniel
Union and Security HH Mr. K. Jack
Company Limited

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