The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions has stressed that the advice being given by the Interim Public Service Minister Poseci Bune to the Registrar of Trade Unions not to entertain any trade disputes from the unions is illegal.
FICTU General Secretary Attar Singh said any such step will open up the interim government to further legal action.
Fiji Nursing Association General Secretary Kuini Lutua said such advise should not be taken onboard by the Ministry of Labour.
Poseci Bune has revealed that he has advised the Registrar of Trade Unions not to entertain any disputes since the unions have abused the process of the Trade Disputes Act.
Bune offered these comments in relation to the Fijian Teachers Association's proposed move of lodging a fresh 28 days strike notice with the Ministry of Labour once school commences.
Bune coined the move by the FTA to lift the strike once the school holidays were brought forward and relodge their strike notice once school commences as an abuse of the process. He also said that those who do this should be penalized heavily.
Interim Labour Minister Bernadette Ganilau when contacted on the matter said she will have to consult the Registrar of Trade Unions before making any comments at this stage.
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