And it worked this time - but with extreme measures such as blocking cane trucks affiliated with the other associations from going to the Tower Hill Factory.
That cut into ASR/BSI's operations and the BSCFA may face a lawsuit because of it. A letter from the company's attorney Godfrey Smith to Chairman Elvis Reyes states their intent to seek immediate legal redress for damages incurred, after BSCFA's members blocked the highway.
BSCFA's Fred Ortega says that the letter is merely an intimidation tactic and that they did nothing wrong.
Reporter
"Moving on when it comes to other issues affecting the industry at this time. Due to the protest being carried out by BSCFA I know that you all have received legal notice from the three smaller associations and from BSI ASR too due to the blockage of the highway and they are alleging that their cane trucks were unable to go through. Have you all received that notice? Have you all discussed it and have you contacted your lawyers on that particular issue and was that informed to government leaders during the discussion today?"
Alfredo Ortega, BSCFA Chairman
"Yes Camy we received that letter that was sent to us and that only shows another way of intimidation to members of the BSCFA we saw the letter and Ms Zuri has sent it to our lawyer so that she can review. We have not gotten any response from her as yet but I do believe that, that letter is only a letter of intimidation because we didn't block BSI we didn't block nowhere. What was done here was very simple and it was not in what they have placed in their letter reducing or trying to stop the trucks from going to BSI, nothing like that it was only to send a message to our government that enough is enough and we want them to react so that we get into what we have gotten today. It has nothing to do with BSI so I don't see why is it that they brought out this letter of intimidation I will use that word of intimidation on which that is the tactics they have always done."
