The Opposition APNU+AFC considers as a significant reaffirmation of workers’ rights, the ruling on Friday by High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon that the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) led strike was legal.
In a statement yesterday, the opposition said that it further sees the ruling as a blow against the PPP government in its efforts to abuse the rights and freedoms of workers and other Guyanese and to control public institutions.
“The High Court, correctly in our view, reversed the vengeful anti-union actions of the government to deduct the salaries of teachers who participated in the month-long strike in February, and to discontinue deducting union dues from the salaries of teachers for the union. We share in the Court’s condemnation of the government’s actions as `arbitrary, unilateral, and discriminatory”, the opposition said.