UPDATE: MoBay Metro strike ends
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Montego Bay Metro buses are back on the road ferrying commuters to various locations across western Jamaica after employees, who were off the job since late April, ended their strike on Tuesday.
The brouhaha began in March when “anomalies” in employees’ salaries were noticed during discussions with the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), which is a part of the Government’s compensation review process.
General manager for the bus service, Dr Shauna Gaye Brown, assured the workers that efforts were being made to correct an error that impacts their compensation.
“What seemingly happened is that some employees were placed in the wrong band so they were placed higher than they ought to be. Some persons were placed in band five when they should be in band four; some were placed in band four when they should be in band three,” Brown explained.
In addition, the union, she said, was also informed about the situation. As such, efforts were made to adjust the salaries in April, she added.
Dr Gaye Brown indicated that she was “definitely optimistic” that commuters would be able to use the service before the end of this week.
