Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday noted that the government is ready to recommence talks with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) but maintained that it was only for the year 2024 and onwards.
“We are prepared to return to the bargaining table, but we made a proposal to them [the union] that we are prepared to discuss a multi-year agreement, which is what they requested, starting from 2024,” he said during his weekly press conference.
When asked for his take on the VP’s statement, GTU President Mark Lyte reiterated that the union would not be negotiating from the current year.