Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday accused Coretta McDonald of sabotaging the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) deal. According to him, the union had made a council decision but McDonald, pushing the opposition’s agenda of not wanting the matter settled, swooped in and outed the deal.
Earlier this week the GTU rejected the government’s multi-year package for teachers, which included a 10% pay hike for this year, 9% for 2025, and 8% for 2026 along with a commitment to match increases in public service pay increases, if those are higher.
McDonald, General Secretary of the GTU, confirmed that the union had officially rejected the government’s offer, describing the proposed package as “not good for all teachers,” highlighting significant dissatisfaction with the offer.