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POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – Dear SMCU,
I fail to understand why the correspondence sent to you on Monday June 1st, 2020 is considered disrespectful.

The company simply forwarded a proposal for cost-cutting measures and explained why this is required. We were clear and transparent in our communication as to why we need to proceed in this manner and also as to what costs we need to cut/are looking at cutting, in an attempt to safeguard the company and all the employees. No disrespect was meant, we are merely looking for a way in which we can cooperate to achieve what we must.

In that respect, the fact that the Unions president went to the media and made several untrue and unfounded accusations about management mismanaging the company, does not contribute to such a cooperation between parties Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Management of TELEM in the person of the Chief Executive Officer Kendall Dupersoy dispatched a 3-page letter to the St. Maarten Communication Union on Wednesday as the company and the union representative continue discussions on the 12.5 % cost-cutting measures that government asked the company to impose due to the deman Read more

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Exclusive: Smcu President Ludson Evers Busted For Trying To Rip Off Telem.

~ Evers wanted payout totaling Naf 202.864 and become a contractor.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- President of the St. Maarten Communication Union Ludson Evers has been caught with his pants down when documents provided to SMN News shows that Evers tried to rip off TELEM by submitting a timesheet for overtime post-Irma. SMN News learned that Evers told management of TELEM that the Chamber of Labor Unions made an agreement with the Labor Department to pay employees overtime during working hours. SMN News learned that Evers was not successful in getting the overtime payment he requested since the union could not produce the written agreement between the unions and the Department of Labor.
While Ludson along with other members of the Chamber of Labor Unions have been bashing TELEM for paying an excessive amount of money  to contractors, he himself submitted a proposal to TELEM management for early retirement on March 19th and to then acquire a contract as a contractor for the company.
Ludson wanted TELEM to pay him a total of NAF 202.864.00 which includes his social plan for an early retirement lump sum for 8 months NAF 65.440.00 and 24 months at 70% totaling NAF 137.424.00.
According to documentation, SMN News obtained Management of TELEM rejected the proposal on May 27th Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The union representing the staff of St. Maarten Telecommunication Group rejected the proposal sent to them by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kendall Dupersoy. The workers met with their union on Tuesday morning after which they dispatched a letter to TELEM management informing them that the workers have decided to rej Read more

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