Minister Ottley Handing over of CLA between Menzies Aviation St. Maarten and the UFA
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L to R: Mr. Gregory York (Shop Steward), Mr. Lloyd Beaton (President of the Union UFA), Mr. Richard Emers(Operational Manager Menzies Aviation St. Maarten), Honorable Minister of VSA Omar Ottley, Ms. Marcellina Loblack (Government Mediator) and Ms. Linda Froston (Acting Head of the Labour Department)
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - On Wednesday November 16th, 2022, the Honorable Minister of VSA Minister Ottley, along with the Management of Menzies Aviation St. Maarten, the United Federation of the Windward Antilles (UFA) and the Government Mediator, were all present for the registering and handing over of the new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).
The Management of Menzies Aviation St. Maarten and the Union UFA were in negotiations for a while and with the assistance of the Government Mediator, they were able to reach an agreement with the new CLA.
The registration of the CLA finds its legal basis in article 23, of the Collective Labour Agreement Legislation, which states that the CLA must be registered with the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor.