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  • 1 year ago
The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission says it has noted with increasing concern, the coordinated protest action that occurred on Thursday outside its various offices in both Trinidad and Tobago and the statement by the Oilfields Workers Trade Union, the workers representative, that the Nation may be in for some "dark days" ahead.
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00:00OWTU President-General Ansel Roger, addressing a protest in San Fernando, said the workers
00:05are putting their health and safety at risk and they have had enough.
00:09He then issued this warning if the concerns of the employees are not quickly addressed
00:13by management.
00:14We can say if any minute now, any minute now, everything could come to a screeching halt.
00:23And when it comes to a screeching halt, blame nobody else, not the workers, not the union
00:29workers, blame yourself, blame the people who are in charge of the utility.
00:34Tonight, TNTAC says it is once again assuring the public that it will do everything in its
00:38power to ensure that the country continues to receive a safe and reliable supply of electricity
00:44without any disruptions.
00:46To acclaim by the OWTU that workers' health and safety are compromised, TNTAC says the
00:51health and safety of employees and customers will always be its number one priority and
00:57of paramount concern.
00:58And the Commission will continue to investigate and address all reports pertaining to health
01:03and safety issues.
01:04Furthermore, TNTAC says it continues to maintain and augment its fleet of over 300 vehicles
01:10with the procurement of 67 new vehicles, which will replace those that have become unserviceable
01:14and obsolete, as happens in every organisation with the passage of time.
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