The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says the nation must become aware of and arrest the violation of civil and workers rights as they have the potential to lead to wider abuses; further threatening the tenets of good governance.
In his New Year’s message, GPSU president Patrick Yarde said as the union celebrates its 90th year of service its theme ‘In Defence of Labour Rights Nationally’ has become particularly relevant due to the industrial relations climate that currently obtains.
“The continued arbitrary imposition of salary increases and other benefits conditions, in the process repudiating legally binding collective bargaining agreements; failure to bargain in good faith with recognised unions in violation of agreements pertaining to such practices”; while at the same time interfering in the internal affairs of unions