CABINET HAS APPROVED AN AGREEMENT REACHED BY THE GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATING TEAM AND THE SAINT LUCIA TRADE UNION FEDERATION.

The Cabinet has approved the agreement reached by the Government Negotiating Team (GNT) and the Saint Lucia Trade Union Federation on behalf of six affiliates that are signatories to the negotiations protocol. The membership of the six affiliates has endorsed the decisions arrived at, in principle, at the meeting of 12th December 2024.

• The negotiations were concluded for a double triennium 2022 to 2025 and 2025 to 2028.
• The overall salary increase for the two periods is 6% and 7%, respectively.
• The back pay will be tax-free.
• The back pay will be paid in February 2025

However, the TUF is aware that negotiations are continuing with other public sector Unions and Staff Associations and it therefore informs the GNT that its acceptance of the December 12th meeting is conditional.

The Trade Union Federation and its six affiliates, namely the Saint Lucia Civil Service Association, the Saint Lucia Fire Service Association, the Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association, the Saint Lucia Nurses Association, the Saint Lucia Teachers Union, and the Vieux Fort Dock and General Workers Union, look forward to the signing of the collective agreements at the earliest.