KINGSTON, Jamaica - Workers employed at the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) stayed away from their jobs on Friday protesting the decision of the utility company to hire a 65 year-old Trinidadian as a manager.
The Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) said that the company had replaced electricity manager Lyndon Francis with the un-named Trinidadian and that at least 100 workers had decided to stay off the job.
ABWU senior industrial relations officer Chester Hughes, speaking on Observer Radio in Antigua, said the staff are opposed to the company hiring the Trinidadian, who has past the age of retirement.