The next decade....what's in store?

Don't disrespect workers....they will shoot you!

I was an HR Manager at a place that was unionized. I hated that part of the job, just because I think unions had to justify their existence and show their members that they were working for them.

Anyway, the JUTC is Jamaica's bus company. Always has problems, that company. Since Bruce Golding took over, he put his man as Chairman. Douglas Chambers.

Accountants are not known for their excellent people skills. Apparently his were VERY bad. There was tension from he took over. Apparently very abrasive and inconsiderate of the plight of workers. THe latest problem was when the Chairman announced that workers would be sent home. Apparently not much dialogue or empathy shown. After the first meeting, some of the workers threatened to shoot him. Maybe he didnt remember he was living in Jamaica, where threats should be taken seriously.

Well today, it was reported that there was a meeting with union reps, there was a break in the meeting, he went outside and was involved in some discussions with some people and the next thing there were gunshots. He was shot 14 times, it was reported.

I always considered that I could have fired a worker (with cause), and that worker could have had 'connections' and I could be in my office working alone late in the evening with the door open, as I did many times, and someone come into my office and pop me off.

Anyway, the moral of this is that people in positions of authority must show empathy when hard decisions have to be taken that affect people at the bottom of the economic ladder. It doesnt make it right, but Mr Chambers' death is hardly surprising.