While a union deadline for a threatened strike by health sector workers expires today, nurses attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) have made clear that they will be engaged in a “sick out” as they continue to press for their demands for better wages and working conditions while on the frontlines of managing the COVID-19 response.
“Nurses need to be heard. Come and speak to the nurses and hear their stories,” Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) representative Owen John told reporters during a protest outside of the hospital compound yesterday.
He criticised government for issuing “threats and statements” rather than listening to the workers who daily deal with the risk of COVID-19 infection.