Oyster Bay Hotel Workers Moving to Unionise

Workers at Excellence Oyster Bay in Falmouth, Trelawny, have taken steps to secure trade union representation with the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, BITU.

The workers have formally filed a claim for representational rights.

In a statement on Thursday, the workers say this move follows a significant increase in employee enrolment with the union, spurred by longstanding concerns over wages, working conditions, and unmet promises from their employer, Bush Quay West Limited.

BITU vice-president Rudolph Thomas highlighted that the union has maintained close contact with employees since October 2024.

He says at that time a substantial number of workers staged a strike in protest of poor labour conditions.

Thomas says assurances made by the employer to address their grievances, many of these commitments have reportedly not been fulfilled.

As a result, workers now believe that trade union representation is the most effective way to secure permanent improvements.

The BITU has formally informed Bush Quay West Limited’s management that a majority of its employees support collective representation.