Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis expressed disappointment about the industrial action carried out earlier this week by members of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress (TUC).

Mr. Davis spoke with reporters outside of the House of Assembly on Wednesday.  He said, “I’m still trying to understand what motivated the action.  Thank God the impact that I thought they would have wasn’t there.”

It was revealed by Public Hospitals Authority Managing Director, Dr. Aubynette Rolle that 90% of doctors were absent on Monday, that number grew on Tuesday.  Mr. Davis said, “here we are talking about professional, doctors, who have not only a duty to their employers, that’s the government and yes if they have an issue with they government they have the right to take industrial action but in the context of their duty to their patients.”

Minister of Labour and the Public Service, the Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle also spoke outside of the House Of Assembly.  She remains optimistic about maintaining good relations with trade unions.  She told reporters, “the door remains open.  We want to resolve the issues.  We’ve never said that we don’t want to.  Some issues are a little more complex then others but we would love to have them come back to the table, those the are affected and definitely continue the conventions.”

This week’s industrial action was called for by TUC President, Obie Ferguson.  Prime Minister Davis said attempts have been made to meet with Ferguson.  “From what I understand from my office was that when they called him on the Monday to determine which of union he was going to bring to the meeting he indicted that he couldn’t make it because he was in court.”

Members of the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union, the Bahamas Doctors Union, the Consultant Physician Staff Association and the Bahamas Nurses Union were ordered back to work via a Supreme Court injunction on Tuesday.