KHMH Union Slams Pay Raises Amid ‘Pension Crisis’

The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority Workers Union (KHMHAWU) is blasting the Briceño Administration for what it calls “blatant disregard for frontlineworkers”, following salary increases for high-ranking government officials while hospital staff remain without pension benefits.

As we have been reporting, a March 28 memo from Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie confirms that salary hikes for top officials took effect retroactively from March 13—raising the Cabinet Secretary’s pay to $96,000 and CEOs’ salaries to $88,000, a 15.7% increase.

“KHMHA workers—nurses, doctors, technicians, administrative and support staff—continue to serve the people of Belize without a pension plan, without answers, and without respect.”

The union called the move “a slap in the face” and demanded:

Pension reform for KHMHA staff

A freeze on salary hikes for political appointees

Resumption of good-faith negotiations

“No more empty promises; No more excuses; No pension = action,” the union declared, warning that if justice is delayed further, it will explore “all available options—including industrial action.”