The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday said that it has been certified as the sole bargaining agent on behalf of the supervisors of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB).
A release from GAWU said that on October 12 it was informed by the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TURCB) that it had satisfied the conditions outlined by the Trade Union Recognition Act to obtain bargaining agent status.
GAWU in a September 2021 poll had secured bargaining rights on behalf of employees of the GGB before the level of supervisor. Since then, the Union was able to finalise the Recognition and Avoidance and Settlement of Disputes Agreement and a Collective Labour Agreement for that group of employees.
Collectively the agreements reached have set out the structure of the relations between the GAWU and the GGB as well as determined the conditions of work for the employees within the bargaining unit.
The release said that GAWU has taken a step forward by initiating talks with the GGB to establish how the Union and the Board should interact with each other.
