T&T: Soldiers guarding at LNG

Police confirmed that the company had sought police intervention because it said some 80 percent of the workforce wanted to return to work but were scared of workers on the picket line. The plan is for police to escort some 300 workers into the company this morning, the Express was told.
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The soldiers are working in conjunction with the police. Officers from the Patrol, Guard and Emergency and Crime Suppression units were dispatched to Point Fortin yesterday.

"They are armed to the teeth, down to dogs and tear gas if needed," said a source.

The striking workers are employed by sub contractors. The main contractor, Bechtel International Inc, said in a number of newspaper advertisements at the weekend that the protest had cost the average worker $1,500 a week. It said the minimum wage of a worker who works the 50-hour work week on Train 4 projects was $25.40 an hour.

The workers are asking for a $35 an hour minimum.