00:00The Public Services Association and its attorneys did not have their way before
00:06the Privy Council in London on Thursday. The court matter has to do with the
00:11Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority replacing the Customs and Excise
00:17Division and the Inland Revenue Division. Customs and Inland Revenue workers have
00:23been given until July 31st to decide if they want to be transferred to the TTR
00:29or to another public service office or resign from the public service.
00:35Challenging this on Thursday, the PSA's lead attorney senior counsel Anand
00:41Ramlogan said the workers were uneasy about having to make such a decision.
00:46Ramlogan argued the status quo needed to be preserved in the interest of justice
00:52and he asked the Privy Council law lords to grant an interim stay. Representing
00:57the state senior counsel Douglas Mendez said regardless of what workers decide
01:03nothing will happen before the Privy Council rules on whether the TTR is
01:08constitutional or not. That Privy Council ruling is expected to be handed down in
01:14September. But on Thursday the law lords decided to blank the PSA and its
01:20attorneys and not grant the interim stay. Responding to the decision the PSA said
01:27it's satisfied about getting to argue its case. Anselm Gibbs, TV6 News.
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