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Message from the President:

Dear Colleagues: 

Where has the time gone? We are already into the fourth week of Semester 2 of academic year 2025/26! 

As we settle into this semester, marked by recovery from hurricane Melissa for staff and students, I wish you a successful semester of activity in the three categories of operation covered by our Union: academic, senior... READ MORE

THE UWI REVISES PATERNITY LEAVE

Introduction Clause 11 of the 2014-2017 Heads of Agreement shall be superseded by the following: Paternity Leave is a scheduled period of absence from duties with pay to which male employees are entitled for the purpose of spending time with, nurturing, and caring for a newborn child.

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Member Benefits

Union members -workers like you - Benefit from the union collective bargaining power to negotiate with employers on their behalf.This Basic right gives you as a union member more power than if you tried to negotiate as an individual.

  • Union employees make an average of 30% more than non-union workers.
  • 92% of union workers have job-related health coverage versus 68% of non-union workers.
  • Union workers are more likely to have guaranteed pension than non-union employees.