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High Court orders that Wales cane cutters be awarded a month’s pay

By GAWU GuyanaJanuary 29, 2019

Justice Sandil Kissoon, in an order dated January 21, 2019, mandated the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) to pay those retrenched Wales cane cutters who worked…

A Century of Trade Unionism – a noteworthy anniversary

By GAWU GuyanaJanuary 29, 2019

On January 11, 2019, the centennial anniversary of the British Guiana Labour Union (BGLU), now the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), was observed. The significant anniversary represented…

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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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