– workers benefitting from pay rise and improved working conditions As is well-known, GAWU’s reach extends beyond the sugar industry and our Union is the recognized bargaining agent for workers in several enterprises in number…

– brought justice and justified the correctness of our positions 2018 indeed was a remarkable year, it brought justice, though somewhat delayed, to our workers; it demonstrated the correctness of our positions and showed us…

– 390 workers rendered jobless 2018 also brought the curtains down on BEV Processors Inc which closed its doors in July, 2018 and some 390 persons losing their jobs. For…

– workers bonus payment unrealistic despite good efforts As at week-ending December 22, sugar production for the year stood at 103,511 tonnes sugar as follows:- Estate First Crop Second Crop Year Target Actual…

– sugar workers denied pay rise since Coalition took office As 2018 comes to an end, it is disheartening to register that workers in the sugar industry are being paid rates-of-pay that were adjusted last…

The Union pursued the legality of the Government’s decision to close estates up to the level of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The Court, in…

– plan not seen by stakeholders or public As the year ends, the GAWU remains concerned that, so far, the stakeholders nor the public have seen a clear plan regarding the $30B borrowed…

– Government responsible for confused state-of-affairs The year also ends on a sour note as there seems to be no clarity regarding that confusion that has surrounded the sugar industry. Guyanese…

As the year closes, the GAWU is disturbed to recognise that the several commitments made to workers and to the nation for the matter following the…

This year also brought to culmination another struggle, which lasted almost two (2) years, when Justice Sandil Kissoon on December 05, ruled that cane cutters of…