HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS

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FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK

1^st SEGMENT – APRI= L 2006

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SHOW FEATURED PRESIDENT PATRICK BAIN, 1^ST VICE-PRESIDENT, JOHN
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THE HON, SHAN= E GIBSON – MINISTER IMMIGRATION, LABOUR & TRAINING – VISION FOR LABO= UR IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS IN THE BAHAMAS

NTCU AFFILIATE – THE EXECUTIVES OF THE BAHAMAS FINANCIAL SERVICES UNION (BFSU)

May 2006

THE SHOW FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON LABOUR DAY. THE HONOURABLE PERRY GLADSTONE CHRISTIE, PRIME MINISTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF MAY 28-JUNE 2, 2006 AS LABOUR WEEK.

THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADE UNION AND THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS CELEBRATED IN A WEEK OF ACTIVITIES UNDER THE THEME : NCTU AND TUC UNITED TO FACE GLOBAL CHALLENGES.”

DURING THE LABOUR WEEK CELEBRATIONS THE NCTU/TUC WAS EXTREMELY ELAT= ED TO BE HOSTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN CONGRESS OF LABOUR COMRADE LINCOLN LEWIS

GUEST WERE - THE FAMILY OF THE FATHER OF LABOUR THE LATE SIR RANDOL FAWKES – WIFE - LADY JACQUELINE, DAUGHTER – ROSALIE AND SON - D= AVID

NCTU AFFILIATE - THE EXECUTIVES OF = BAHAMAS COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICERS UNION= (BCPOU)

July- 2006

TOPIC THIS EVENING WAS THE COALITION = FOR EDUCATION REFORM AND SPECIAL GUEST WAS MR. J. BARRIE FARRINGTON.

NCTU AFFILIATE - EXE= CUTIVES OF THE AIRPORT AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION (AAAWU).

August ̵= 1; 2006

TOPIC THIS EVENING WAS THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADE UNION’S LABOUR COLLEGE, FEATURING BROTHER PAT BAIN, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS AND JENNIFER ISSACS-DOTSON, CHAIRPERSON, EDUCATION COMMITTEE

NCTU AFFILIATE - EXE= CUTIVES OF THE UNION OF TERTAIRY EDUCATORS OF THE BAHAMAS (UTEB).

September &#= 8211; 2006

TOPIC THIS EVENING WAS CRIME IN THE <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">BAHAMAS. FEATURING BROTHER REGINALD FERGUSON, DEPUTY COMMISIONNER OF POLICE

NCTU AFFILIATE - = EXECUTIVES OF THE BAHAMAS ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNION (BEWU).

October - 20= 06

TOPIC THIS EVENING WAS MENTAL HEALTH = IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE UPCOMING PSYCHIATRIC SYMPOSIUM SPONSORED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT OF THE SANDILANDS REHABILATION CENTER. FEATURING MRS. BETSY P. DUVALIER, MRS CAROL= YN ROBERTS AND DR. NEVILLE CLAR= KE.

NCTU AFFILIATE -<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> EXECUTIVES OF THE BAHAMAS UTILITIES SERVICES & ALLIED WO= RKERS UNION (BUSAWU)

December - 2= 006

OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN THE BAHAMAS HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH

EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP. SINCE NOVEMBER 2000, THE NCTU WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE LED BY ONE OF THESE GREAT MEN. PAT BAIN WAS THIS LEADER AN= D ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006, THE DAY HE MOVED FROM TIME TO ETERNITY, THE NCTU, THE TR= ADE UNION MOVEMENT AND INDEED THE BAHAMAS LOST A NATIONAL HERO

THIS SHOW WAS DEDICATED TO THE LIFE & TIMES OF PATRICK S. BAIN. SOME CALLED HIM MR. PRESIDENT, SOME BROTHER, SOME MENTOR AND SOME CALLED HIM FRIEND. HIS = LIFE WAS ONE OF SERVICE TO THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THE BAHAMAS. DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 1, 2006, BAHAMAINS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE BID FAREWELL TO PAT BAIN, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE BAHAMAS HOTEL CATERING & ALLIED WORKERS AND THE SITTING PRESIDENT OF THE NCTU.

TRIBUTE WAS PAID TO THE LATE PAT BAIN= WHO LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER ON NOVEMBER 21ST, 2006. SINCE HIS DEATH WE QUESTIONED A NUMBER = OF TRADE UNIONIST ON THE IMPACT THAT PAT BAIN, THE LEADER HAD ON THEIR LIVES A= ND THEIR CAREERS.

MEMORIAL SERVICES WERE HELD FOR THE L= ATE PAT BAIN ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29TH IN FREEPORT AND THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30TH IN NEW PROVIDENCE AND HIS HOME GOING SERVICE WAS HELD ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 1ST, 2006.

IN TRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE, THE NCTU CREA= TED A PHOTO PRESENTATION OUTLINING HIS LIFE THAT WAS SHOWN DURING ONE OF THE MEMO= RIAL SERVICES.

January - 2007

OUR SPECIAL G= UEST WAS SENATOR THE HON. DR. BERNARD J. NOTTAGE, MINISTER OF HEALTH & NATIONAL INSURANCE. TOPIC – THE = NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME – (THE ACT) AN ACT TO ESTABL= ISH A NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME WHEREUNDER PERSONS WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A DEFINED PACKAGE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANCILLARY MATTE= RS.

February - 2007

THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IN THE BAHAMAS IS CELEBRATED AS HEART MONTH AND T= HE GUEST FEATURED WAS&nbs= p; A NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONS FROM THE BAHAMAS HEART CENTER THEY SPOKE A= BOUT THE HUMAN HEART. THEY WERE DR. CONVILLE BROWN, CARDIOLOGIST DR. DWANE SANDS, CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALIST AND MS. NELLIE COX WHO IS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDEN= T OF THE BAHAMAS HEART ASSOCIATION.

March - 2007

SPECIAL GUEST WERE NCTU AFFILIATE = 211; UNION OF CENTRAL BANKERS