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Political sound bites and rhetoric will not solve problems facing the sugar industry

By GAWU GuyanaOctober 20, 2017

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) finds it necessary to offer a response to the October 17, 2017 editorial of Guyana Chronicle titled “Cease…

Public sector pay rise imposition disturbing – call on Administration to end discrimination against sugar workers

By GAWU GuyanaOctober 20, 2017

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has taken note of the announcement by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon of the Government’s decision to impose…

FITUG says: Unilateral selection of GECOM Chairman an affront to democracy

By GAWU GuyanaOctober 20, 2017

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) was very disturbed and most upset when it learnt of the seemingly high-handed move by President David…

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The beginnings of Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) can be traced back to 1946 when the British Guiana Industrial Workers Union (GIWU) was founded. The Union played a large role in a strike in 1948 by workers on a number of estates in the East Coast of Demerara. The workers were protesting against the cut and load system, they were calling for the recognition of the GIWU, and for improvement of…Read More
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