OF THE 200 WORKERS in the Customs Department, just under half are on go-slow or work-to-rule.
Despite calls from Government for a stay in the actions and concerns from the business community about the crippling effect the action was having on their operations, head of the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Caswell Franklyn, said the work-to-rule would continue until workers got what they wanted.
That demand was the appointment of workers who have been acting in temporary positions for years. The UWU represents 74 customs workers including guards and customs officers.
“My members are not interested in option forms. They want to be appointed,” Franklyn told the DAILY NATION.
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