A little more than four years after it promised to restore collective bargaining for all the relevant elements of the public service, the APNU+AFC government is receiving mixed to negative reviews on its progress.
Union leaders have told Sunday Stabroek that it appears the coalition simply bit off more than it could chew and made no effort to establish a policy framework as a structured means to realise its promises.
“It is not enough to say we will follow a policy of collective bargaining there must be clear policy framework guided by your developmental thrust,” says Lincoln Lewis.