Some employees at the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) staged a brief work stoppage yesterday morning, a day after a more than three-hour meeting between SSA management and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW).
Reports are that some had been off the job from as early as 4 a.m., dissatisfied with negotiations over the performance incentive allowance (PIA). However, some were back at work before noon.
SSA chairman Ramon Alleyne said the matter was being bumped up to the level of the Labour Department and a meeting was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. yesterday. He added they were operating with a reduced staff complement.
“We’ve been able to get out, maybe a third of our crews this morning, so th
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