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What is the OWTU?
What does OWTU stand for and what does it do?
Asked by Mike on Mon 14th Nov 2016 10:30am
in Politics & Political Parties
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Samantha K answered
Thu, 24th November 2016 at 9:29AM
The Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) is one of the largest trade unions in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1937 under the vision of Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler and was intended to represent workers from the oil industry. It has grown since then and some of their main objectives are:
- To obtain and maintain just and proper rates of wages, hours of work and other conditions of labour and generally to protect the interest of its members.
- To regulate the relations and to settle disputes, between members and employers, between one member and another or between members and other workers by amicable agreement whenever possible.
- To provide for members any or all of the following benefits and such others as the General Council and/or the Annual Conference of Delegates may decide:
Relief in sickness, accident, disablement in the course of employment, distress, unemployment, victimization or trade dispute.
Death Benefits.
- Legal advice and/or legal assistance when necessary in connection with their employment.
- Legal assistance, costs and indemnity to officers and representatives of the Union when acting in the name and on behalf of the Union.
- The promotion of legislation in the interest of its members and the furtherance of lawful political objects affecting labour.
- To promote the material, social and educational welfare of the members
- Seek the interests of members against employers or combinations of employers seeking to impose conditions which would tend to lower the standard of living and dignity of workers.
- To obtain and maintain just and proper rates of wages, hours of work and other conditions of labour and generally to protect the interest of its members.
- To regulate the relations and to settle disputes, between members and employers, between one member and another or between members and other workers by amicable agreement whenever possible.
- To provide for members any or all of the following benefits and such others as the General Council and/or the Annual Conference of Delegates may decide:
Relief in sickness, accident, disablement in the course of employment, distress, unemployment, victimization or trade dispute.
Death Benefits.
- Legal advice and/or legal assistance when necessary in connection with their employment.
- Legal assistance, costs and indemnity to officers and representatives of the Union when acting in the name and on behalf of the Union.
- The promotion of legislation in the interest of its members and the furtherance of lawful political objects affecting labour.
- To promote the material, social and educational welfare of the members
- Seek the interests of members against employers or combinations of employers seeking to impose conditions which would tend to lower the standard of living and dignity of workers.
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