December 29, 2017 – a day of infamy
Today (December 29, 2017) will be remembered by sugar workers as one of the saddest days in the long and proud history of an industry whose…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Guyanese Solidarity Movement-New York distributes food hampers to former Wales workers
Those Wales cane cutters who are denied their severance pay by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) since December, 2016 obtained a sigh of relief through…
GAWU’s Christmas Message 2017
Christmas, as we know, is associated with the birth of Jesus Christ. His religion – Christianity – has survived many trials in his history and is…
2017 – a year that stood out
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) believes it is incumbent for us to reflect on the difficulties we faced, the obstacles we overcame, and…
GuySuCo has no monies to pay redundant sugar workers
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) was dismayed and surprised to learn during an engagement with the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) yesterday (December…
GAWU sets the record straight on GuySuCo debt
First Vice President and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo in his column entitled “Litany of lies” which appeared in the December 17, 2017 Guyana Chronicle, among other…
East Demerara Field Foremen/Forewomen still to receive redundancy payments
Thirty field foremen/forewomen of Enmore Estate who were deemed redundant by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. are presently denied their severance payments. The Corporation redundancy letter…
GAWU and Sugar SPU engagement fruitful
A sixteen (16) person team from the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) which included union leaders and workers representatives from Skeldon, Rose Hall, East…
GAWU will continue to champion the workers cause
We refer to Mr Andre Marks’ letter “Will GAWU provide for sugar workers given the billions collected in union dues?” which appeared in the December 10,…
GAWU’s contentions on sugar never based on race or any other factor
Head of the Sugar Special Purpose Unit (SPU), Mr Colvin Heath-London in an article entitled “GuySuCo operating in rogue manner” which appeared in the Guyana Chronicle…