That includes BTL's Communication Workers Union; their countdown to industrial action now stands at 11 days. And the back and forth between BTL's management and the union is heating up, even as relations are iced over.
As we reported earlier, 30% shareholder Jeffrey Prosser is re-asserting his claim to the chairmanship and control of BTL's Board of Directors. He's called a board meeting for Friday morning at the boardroom of the Esquivel Telecom Center on St. Thomas Street, where, the notice says, Prosser will preside as non-executive chairman.
Today the union circulated that announcement by Prosser which provoked management's wrath. In an employee bulletin issued today, management says basically that the union is playing with fire. The bulletin accuses the union of deliberately trying to undermine, interfere with and unsettle BTL's Board of Directors and management.
The bulletin says this appears to be motivated by, "a desire to incite disruption and civil unrest." Huffily, the bulletin says that management sees that as a criminal act and it has informed the commissioner of police.
But from where we are, we don't see the union shaking, instead - its leaders are trying to consolidate support. The union leadership is in a council meeting at this hour and has a general membership meeting planned for later this week.
The concern that BTL and other unions may join forces for Saturday's demonstration is presently preoccupying the Musa administration. We are informed that it factored into Cabinet discussions today and police intelligence and tactical teams are on high alert. The PUP has also put out a political ad criticizing union leaders.
