No consultation on shipyards privatisation - GWU

Jeremy J Camilleri

Apr 17th 2009, 21:51

So CJ Zammit does not know anything about consultation and honouring an agreement.

C J Zammit

Apr 17th 2009, 19:35

When Zarb was the GWU representative when Anglu Fenek was in charge . The only help that the then Dredging Works Company ( ie The dredger IL Kennies ) we got from the GWU was once during the Nuclear boycot the dredgers crew were threatheningly removed from the dredger by a few people from Kalaxlokk company , with a man with an English surname but well known within the GWU that at the moment escapes me and a few weeks later at a meeting at the Memorial Building we were asked what could the GWU do for us ? They helped a lot as we got thrown out . Another success on the GWU CV. Yes BUTT OUT . The GWU did it's utmost for the Dockyard ,now I repeat BUTT OUT . The Dockyard belongs to the Maltese people and the GWU has now no say in what happens to it , It's done enough . If it is left to interfere the result will go on it's Brilliant CV ( Sic )

Jeremy J Camilleri

Apr 17th 2009, 17:06

C J Zammit.....Do you know anything about consultation, or honouring an agreement?

J Oatman as usual regales us with his usual anti union rhetoric and ignores basic facts.

Yes, money went down the drain at the Dockyard....But who squandered it..we wonder..
Of course, if J Oatman knows otherwise, then he could save the country and prove where this money was lost, so those responsible could be prosecuted.

c.camilleri

Apr 17th 2009, 16:58

You have bleeded the dockyard to death and squeezed millions of Euros from our pockets. What consultation are you talking about. The mind boggles.

C J Zammit

Apr 17th 2009, 15:52

GWU .BUTT OUT you have done your work in previous years and got wonderful results , ask the Phoenicia Hotel employees and Sea Malta , no comment about the Dockyard . So I repeat BUTT OUT >

J Oatmon

Apr 17th 2009, 13:30

I do not see why any organisation involved in a privatisation of a failed company, would want to consult with the union (GWU) whose hard nosed attitude was the root cause of the failure of the shipyards.
Is the GWU involved by putting up any money, or is it bidding for the company? If not then the GWU is not part of the sale/privatisation process, and therefore should not be consulted.

I am sure that any potential bidders for the shipyards, would not want to have to deal with unreasonable union interference.

I believe the GWU caused the shipyards to fail previously, and drained the Maltese people of millions by way of the government financially propping up the shipyards, and the aristocratic work practices of the shipyard workers, for years and years.

joanna farrugia

Apr 17th 2009, 13:26

what consultation gwu still dreaming.the aim was to close it and thats it!!!

DVella

Apr 17th 2009, 13:09

Hmm . . . union whinging aside, it is a BIG PITY that the Galvanizing Plant at Malta Shipyards has been shut down. The plant used to provide an excellent Galvanizing service and the quality of their product was right up there amongst the best, moreover, their Galvanizing tank was the biggest one available locally.

The current situation leaves people with a severely curtailed choice of Galvanizing service providers. If the situation is allowed to deteriorate further this may risk resulting in a market where the remaining providers would be in a dominant or monopolistic market position with all the undesirable effects of an under-serviced or monopoly market.

Anthony Magri

Apr 17th 2009, 12:26

Mr. Zarb, haven't you noticed that the P.N. Government is ignoring the GWU. The P.N. government has it's plans and is proceeding according to plans.
Were the Chambers of Commerce to communicate with the Government it will be more than eager to consider any matter and pass on its opinion on the subject, mostly it will agree with any Chamber of Commerce request. Remember that the Cof C represents the business men; while the GWU represents only the Maltese workers. What can one expect from the government of Smurfs.