As e told you, the Port is recommending pay cuts of 20% for executives, 15% for middle management, and 10% for full-time PBL staff. The Christian Workers Union responded saying that they cannot support any pay cuts for its membership unless the receivership management shows them the Ports accounts, to properly justify the pay cut.

Well, the Port's management responded today that despite the CWU's objection, it is going to implement the pay cuts as planned.

In a press release sent today, the Port's management said that after the cruise tourism activity stopped, they started receiving 30% fewer container visits from the shipping companies. These reduced economic activity has caused the Port to incur a significant decline in its revenues, and there is no immediate relief in sight.

The Port's management said that it does not want to lay-off any of its staff. So, they came up with the pay cuts as a better solution.

Yesterday, the CWU said that it conducted a secret ballot to among its members, and that sixty-four of the eighty-five current members who attended unanimously voted no to the 10% pay cut.

Well the Port responded saying the CWU refused to allow 67, out of a total 152, staff members covered by the Collective Agreement to participate.

And so, the Port's press release makes it clear that it will implement the salary cuts.