Bordelais Correctional Facility
The Correctional Services Association has put their employer on notice that if they do not address transportation issues within 14 days, they will be forced to take action against them.
Vice President of the association, Clinton Edward, has been reported in the media as saying that there is no proper transportation for correctional officers.
Edward said while the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) is mandated to provide transportation for its employees, the current buses are in bad condition and continues to break down.
The association official recalled that a bus carrying a full load of employees to the BCF broke, down in Praslin. The association sees this as a serious threat to their members.
Edward said the matter was brought to the attention of the management of BCF, but nothing has been done to address the issue. Instead, they have been transporting employees in vehicles made for prisoners.
The association said the issue has been an ongoing for years and they thought it would have been addressed when a new director was appointed, in the person of Vern Guarde. However, to date the employees are still faced with this same issue week after week.
Edward said the association will have no choice but to take action against the BCF management, if nothing is done immediately to address this dire situation.
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