Eight months after the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions signed on to the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU2) with the Government, the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), says it is now considering signing the document.

The BITU claimed at the time that it was not satisfied with certain provisions in the document.

It had wanted the Government to specifically identify state agencies that could afford to pay employees more than the 13 to 27 per cent in salary increases, as provided for under MoU2.

Concerns addressed

Yesterday, Ruddy Spencer, president of the BITU told The Gleaner Power 106 News that the concerns had been addressed.

"Given the situation as it exists today, I am prepared to discuss with my executive the possibility of signing the MoU (2)," he said.

Mr. Spencer said a consultation meeting would be held shortly with the executive members to make the final decision.

The Government and trade unions in late May last year signed the second MoU that placed a 20 per cent cap on the public sector wage fund over the next two fiscal years, but allowed state companies that can afford to do so, to pay their workers more.

The agreement saw public sector workers getting increases ranging between 13 per cent and 27 per cent over the period, with junior, lower-paid public servants getting the bigger hikes.