Industrial Relations

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) on Tuesday demanded that the political opposition takes militant action to address a number of grave concerns such as the size of the voters list, bad management of oil revenues and poor governance by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC). “There is need for greater political militancy in this society. The role of the ...

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Monday expressed grave concern regarding the ongoing industrial action at the port of Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, saying it has severely disrupted regional trade and impacted businesses in Guyana. The Association said the strike and now ‘go-slow operation,’ which has been persisting for over two months, has caused significant delays in ...

Antigua and Barbuda-based former employees of the bankrupt and shuttered LIAT (1974) Limited would soon receive some monies from the government there, but their counterparts in Guyana and other countries would have to await talks among the former shareholder governments, according to Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown. “Our government has issued a bond of $17 million to assist ...

Banks DIH Limited’s more than 1,000 unionised workers will now get a 25% salary increase plus a monthly cost of living allowance of GY$17,000, President of the General Workers’ Union (GWU), Norris Witter said Saturday. “Given the extenuating circumstances, it is a satisfactory deal,” he told Demerara Waves Online News. Mr Witter explained that the pay hike has been broken ...

Hours before President of the Guyana Teachers’ Uni0n, Dr Mark Lyte is due to give a breakdown of government’s offer to teachers after four rounds of talks, the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday said it supports the union and all teachers in rejecting government’s “insulting” proposal. Dr Lyte is scheduled to provide the breakdown on Saturday ...

The planned signing of an agreement for increased teachers’ salaries on Monday hangs in the balance because the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) would have the final say earlier in the day, an official indicated on Sunday. “Let’s see where it goes by tomorrow (Monday),” GTU President Dr Mark Lyte told Demerara Waves Online News. He said the GTU’s General Council ...

After a more than 70-day long teachers’ strike for pay talks to first consider 2019-2023, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) caved in on government’s long-held position that the multi-year agreement begin from 2024, according to statements from both sides. The GTU said in a statement that it presented a new proposal from 2024 to 2026. “This was based on consultations ...

More than 800 teachers Tuesday night mulled options to ensure their names are not taken off paysheets and were told that another round of High Court action could be taken to force the Minister of Labour to send the pay dispute to arbitration. GTU Vice President Collis Nicholson stressed the need for teachers to return to work at least on ...

Former firebrand trade unionist with the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), medical doctor Anwar Hussein has died, his employer, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) said on Monday. The NIS described Dr Hussain, its Medical Advisor, as someone who was “an invaluable part of our organization, whose dedication and commitment left a lasting impact on all who worked with him.” He ...

Two trade unionists from affiliates of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) are asking the High Court to stop the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) from carrying out its functions because the labour movement was not consulted about who should be the workers’ representative. Filed through their lawyer, Roysdale Forde, 2nd Vice President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Julian Cambridge ...