§ 33. Mr. Jaggerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can make a statement with regard to the dispute between the Trinidad Electricity Board and its employés; and why the principle of collective bargaining was ignored and a decision forced upon the employés by the action of the Government and the municipality of Port of Spain?
Mr. M. MacDonaldThe hon. Member is presumably referring to certain recent negotiations between the Trinidad Electricity Board and representatives of employés of the board regarding wages and conditions of service. These negotiations are still in progress, and no action of the nature suggested in the second part of the Question has been taken either by the Government of Trinidad or by the municipality of Port of Spain.