During his second day on the witness stand, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain admitted under oath that he lacks records of any negotiations occurring between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU).
This admission came amidst the ongoing case brought against the Government, which alleges a failure to engage the Union in Collective Bargaining, leading to a nationwide teachers’ strike last month.
Under cross-examination by both Darren Wade, the attorney for the teachers’ union, and Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, representing the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), the Chief Education Officer was unable to cite documents confirming negotiations regarding the Union’s multi-year agreement spanning from 2019 to 2023.