Loss of good faith between the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and its Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) branch, has led to the formation of a breakaway body, the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers Union.
The creation of the new union body, according to its President Gregory Gaspar, was influenced by the events surrounding the last GPSU elections, which conjured much controversy, with rumours of rigging muddying the process.
Gaspar was previously Chairman of the GPSU’s GGMC branch, and also ran against long-time President of the GPSU, Patrick Yarde in the last election.