Gov't House Announces Bargaining Agreement Signed in June for Dept. of Agriculture Employees

Government House announced Wednesday that Governor Albert Bryan on June 2 signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the V.I. government and "Our Virgin Islands Labor Union" for non-supervisory employees at the V.I. Department of Agriculture.

It was not clear why the agreement, signed well over three months ago, was only announced Wednesday.

Mr. Bryan said the agreement is "one of many examples of the Bryan-Roach Administration continuing to put the people of this territory first along with investing in our infrastructure and our future.”

“Negotiating salary increases and increasing pay scales for much-needed positions in the Department of Agriculture not only benefits the employees and the department, but it also benefits our entire Virgin Islands community by enhancing the efficiency and the services Agriculture can provide primarily for farmers and the Territory in general,” he said.