National Trade Union Centre (Natuc) vice president Watson Duke has vowed to reclaim Charlie King Junction and Fyzabad from the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) and to stop them from dominating Labour Day celebrations.
Duke also denied that he was paid by the People's Partnership Government to "mash up" the Labour Day celebrations on Friday. He was bodily removed by the police from Charlie King Junction during a confrontation with his members and Joint Trade Union Movement members at the annual celebration.
Duke told Sunday Guardian that he would be meeting with Natuc executives later this week to discuss the situation.
He is also seeking legal advice because "a lot of our constitutional rights were violated."
While the police acted a "bit excessive and harsh," he said at the end of the day, they were doing their jobs.
Noting that Charlie King Junction and Fyzabad was a historical spot and the epicentre of trade union struggle in the 1930s, he said: "We are, therefore, bent on reclaiming that spot on behalf of all citizens...A spot which has been hijacked and stolen by the OWTU over the last 42 years."
What happened Friday marks the beginning of the end of OWTU domination, he said, adding "I guarantee you, you will not see another Labour Day like that again. This is the last of showmanship by the OWTU as being the owners of Labour Day, Fyzabad and Charlie King Junction."
He accused the OWTU of dividing trade unions.
Responding to Sheep and Goat Farmers' Association leader Shiraz Khan allegation that the Government paid him to disrupt the celebrations, Duke said he refused to "answer such low class accusations." He said Khan should "mind a goat and stop making idle statements."