Another Union Leader Backs Senator Dennison’s One-Man Protest

Public Service Union (PSU) President Dean Flowers says Senator Glenfield Dennison has the union’s full support for his daily demonstrations across Belize City. Dennison is now in the second week of his one-man protest campaign, which he calls an “education campaign”.

“I think it is making an impact,” Flowers said. “He is causing the average Belizean to think. He is causing the average Belizean to pause for a moment and listen and comprehend what he is trying to bring across.”

Dennison is a PSU member, but Flowers made it clear that the union senator is out in the streets, mainly in his role as a senator. Flowers added, “When he comes to Belmopan, you could bet your last dollar and last cent that we will be there with him.”

Flowers’ endorsement follows similar support from National Trade Union Congress of Belize President Ella Waight, who last week defended Dennison’s constitutional right to protest and encouraged other Belizeans to exercise the same right if they have grievances they want addressed.

“Any Belizean, every Belizean has a right to hold a sign and say, ‘My water bill is too high, do something about it’,” Waight said. 

The NTUCB has since called on Belizeans to join its own planned protest on Friday in Belmopan.