As it had vowed, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has moved to the court to challenge the planned deduction from salaries of teachers involv-ed in the ongoing industrial action, through which they are calling for better wages and improved working conditions.
Through its attorney Darren Wade, the Union on behalf of teachers, is seeking a range of declarations from the Supreme Court, chief among them, that government’s decision to deduct union dues from their wages and salaries violates the Union’s legitimate expectation.
This the Union said is “unreasonable, arbitrary, and capricious.”
In the claim filed against the Attorney General, (the Respondent), the GTU said that government’s allegation of the strike action being illegal; is unfounded and unfair and wants the court to so declare.