St Lucia: Union wants audit of LIAT airline

Head of the National Workers Union in St. Lucia, Lawrence Poyette, is calling for an audit into the operations of regional airline, LIAT.



Poyette said the audit is needed amid claims of financial mismanagement at LIAT.



He wanted the carrier’s three major shareholder governments to investigate allegations and all the statements that have been made regarding indiscretions in the company’s operations.



Poyette is recommending that the shareholder governments put together a team of representatives of the respective audit departments to conduct a serious audit.



Meanwhile, Poyette has also accused the airline’s management of fuelling rather than quelling conflict with workers.



Last week, the trade unions turned down the airline’s invitation for talks to discuss possible job cuts, as the carrier moves to trim its workforce to 800 employees by year-end.