Westford accuses gov’t of stoking uncertainty among contract workers, public service

Former public service minister Jennifer Westford on Wednesday took aim at government over its treatment of contract workers and for failing to announce salary increases for public servants.

During last August’s budget debate, Westford, who was under investigation for allegedly trying to steal government vehicles and misuse of funds while in office, had opted out of participating.

On Wednesday the PPP/C MP, who has since been charged criminally, took to her feet and argued that over the last 10 years there had been renewed hope among public servants as a result of the “progressive social policies of the