Peaceful Assembly
March for Palestine
On 20th November, dozens of people marched in St. George’s to denounce the ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip. The protest ended outside the Embassy of the United States of America and was organised by the group Grenadians for Justice. Before presenting the letter at the security gate, Siddiqui Sylvester, a member of the group, publicly read it: “Your government has consistently blocked motions at the UN designed to hold Israel accountable including recent calls for an immediate ceasefire.”
Days before the protest, on 27th October, Senator Salim Rahaman, Grenada’s first Islamic Member of Parliament, during his speech in Parliament, called on the government to do all within their power and influence to stop the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine.
Mental health workers protest
On 6th October, mental health workers protested at the Mt. Gay Psychiatric Hospital, demanding proper compensation. They highlighted that despite travelling over one thousand kilometres per month to conduct their work, they are not receiving a travelling allowance. The Grenada Public Workers Union (GPWU), a public service sector trade union representing the interests of workers in Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, supported the protesters and called for a meeting with the Minister for Health.
Association
Union-busting targeting public workers
On 28th December, the Grenada Public Workers Union (GPWU), denounced the Grenada Postal Corporation (GPC) for engaging in tactics that could potentially bust the union and violate Section 11 of the Grenada Constitution and Sections 40 and 41 of the Labour Relations Act.
According to a report by Now Grenada, a Grenada digital media outlet, Brian Grimes, President of the GPWU, declared that the GPC’s management had intimidated workers, stating that if they did not sign a six-month contract with no increases, they would effectively forfeit their jobs in principle: “We see this in no uncertain terms as union-busting at the highest level because they are not engaging with the union on a new contract, and they are trying to intimidate the staff by saying they (the management) can do better.”