THE Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT) has signed a Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with the Senior Management Association (SMA) and Estate Police Association (EPA).
The signage was done with Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan in attendance.
PATT via media release on Friday stated, “The MOAs signed today set out the agreed timeline for the disbursement of arrears to employees represented by these Unions, who benefitted from the negotiated salary increases.”
The MOAs completed the settlement of outstanding wage negotiations between PATT and the recognised majority unions for the following negotiating periods:
Senior Management Association
• 2011 January 1 – 2013 December 31
• 2014 January 1 – 2016 December 31
• 2017 January 1 – 2019 December 31
Estate Police Association
• 2014 August 1 – 2017 July 31
• 2017 August 1 – 2020 July 31
The release stated that Sinanan, the chairman and management of the PATT, as well as EPA and SMA officials expressed their gratitude “for the spirit of cooperation and good faith that characterised the negotiation process between the parties.”
On January 23, and March 19, PATT signed collective agreements with the EPA and SMA, respectively, settling wage increases at approximately 16% for the SMA over the nine-year period and four per cent for the EPA over a six-year period.
