A trades union for the minibus industry

Minibus Union President Ian Andrews (centre) flanked by minibus operators outside the usually congested Stabroek Market area.

Labour activist Ian Andrews is seeking official recognition and endorsement for what he says is the first trade union for the private transport sector in the Commonwealth
Ian Andrews concedes that the efforts of the United Mini Bus Workers Union (UMBWU) to unionise the owners, drivers and conductors of the country’s privately operated minibuses is as close to “an industrial relations miracle” as one can get.

He stops just short of suggesting that