50 years ago: CUC, Caledonian Farms, telco rates and Brac by-election
The top article in the 5 Feb. 1976 issue of the Caymanian Compass was on CUC workers threatening to strike. The staff members at CUC had postponed their strike for higher wages for the following week as a complete shutdown of power on Grand Cayman would take place unless management agreed to a 30% increase in salaries.
The Chief Engineer at CUC, Bert Jackson, said that the staff had walked out of their job at 12 noon on 4 Feb., and that he alone manned the plant to keep the power supply to the island. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Feb 07, 2026 02:13 PM