The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday commended the Alliance For Change for taking on board labour’s interests but advised the party to postpone any proposed attempt to negotiate public sector wages and salaries with President Donald Ramotar until it has had a proper engagement with the respective trade unions/workers representatives.
The GTUC in a press statement from General Secretary Lincoln Lewis also noted that the AFC’s proposed wages and salaries talks with President Ramotar violate labour laws and international conventions.
A letter outlining the GTUC’s concern was earlier dispatched by the General Secretary to the AFC and copied to