General Secretary of the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU)) Lincoln Lewis says the failure of the APNU+AFC administration to clear the way for arbitration with the RUSAL-owned BCGI on protracted labour issues raises doubts about the government’s pre-elections commitments.
Lewis who holds a similar position with the umbrella Guyana Trades Union Congress told Stabroek Business that the failure of the administration to issue documentation that would open the way for compulsory arbitration between the GB&GWU and the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) could raise questions in workers’ minds as to whether the administration is committed to promises given while in opposition to have this matter settled.
“I’m afraid we have had no positive indication from the present administration that it wants to