The Stevedoring Association of St. Kitts (SAS) has given an ultimatum to the St. Kitts Shipping Association (SA) stating that if prolonged negotiations do not reach a positive conclusion by 15 Jan., then industrial action would be taken. President of the SAS Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd told the SUN that negotiations have been prolonged for quite some time and it appears as if the association is using this tactic to frustrate and provoke the stevedores.