-as annual rally fails to draw large support
With this year’s Labour Day march and rally in Linden attracting a poor turnout, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Linmine Secretariat Horace James last Thursday issued a call to workers to stand up and be heard in their quest for improved benefits and working conditions.
Delivering brief remarks at the rally, held at the Mackenzie-George-town Bus Park, James said it is time that the people of Linden and Region Ten reflect seriously on the role of trade unions in the society. He also urged the audience to keep struggling to maintain the benefits workers have gained and not be too disappointed by the poor turnout. “It is the one day that throughout Linden, I know, that workers used to tell management and government in no uncertain way the directions and their needs,” “Isn’t there any issue that workers really need to be addressed?” he asked.
James added that it is expected that workers attend May Day parades and rallies with placards. He then called on his scant
