-Ramotar urges unions
Trade unions must be alert to those bent on undermining democracy, President Donald Ramotar declared yesterday at the opening of the Fourth Delegates Conference of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), while saying government will never imperil the interest of workers.
At the ceremony, held at the Regency Suites on Hadfield Street, Ramotar said that trade unions must denounce attempts to destabilise the country, while President of FITUG Carvil Duncan said that the conference was taking place at a time when democracy in Guyana is under threat.
“A simple majority is trying to [reverse] the gains of the country,” Duncan said, referring to the combined opposition majority. “It is a