The Communications Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago has called on TSTT to explain the approval of a three-day retreat in Tobago for 11 executives that cost the cash-strapped company almost half a million dollars.
The all-inclusive retreat was held between 16-18 January and comes with a price tag of over $436,000.
In a social media post, the Union demanded transparency, saying the development comes at a time when TSTT workers are being told that financial constraints are preventing fair settlements in the collective bargaining process.
The Communications Workers Union stated that workers have been carrying the burden of financial restraint, while the executive leadership operates under a different set of rules.
The Union is due to further address its concerns in a media conference this afternoon.
Opposition MP Marvin Gonzales claimed that “the UNC and their cronies” are at the heart of the debacle.
“With the country under tremendous pressure in all sectors and as citizens buckle under the economic strain, the UNC installed Board and executives at TSTT engaged in an obscene display of financial wastage to treat themselves in a 3 day executive retreat, reportedly costing you the taxpayers $500,000,” he stated in a social media post.
Both the union and the Opposition have called on Public Utilities minister Barry Padarath to investigate.
The TSTT Board received their instruments of appointment in June 2025.
TSTT losses are in excess of $82 million.
