Approximately thirty (30) members of the GAWU today (February 20) staged a picketing exercise outside of the Department of Labour to register their strong concern regarding…
Uitvlugt workers stage picketing exercise Operations of Blairmont Estate today (February 19) came to a standstill after workers took protest action to express strongly their views…
Our Union recently learnt that the GuySuCo is projecting that sugar production this year will reach 114,162 tonnes sugar as follows:- Estate1st crop2nd cropTotalAlbion23,08932,92656,015Blairmont13,97620,08534,061Uitvlugt9,41014,67624,086Total46,47567,687114,162 In effect,…
On Friday February 14th, 2020, GuySuCo withdrew an appeal filed by the Corporation against a decision by Chief Justice (a.g.) Roxanne George-Wilshire. In November, 2019, the…
The GAWU’s attention was drawn to an article appearing on the website of media house Newsroom titled “GuySuCo offers 5% salary increase to employees”. The article…
The Department of Labour on (Wednesday) February 12 finally delivered its findings and recommendations regarding claims by workers of Blairmont factory over what they felt was…
Discussions between the GAWU and the GuySuCo regarding a pay rise continued yesterday (February 12) as the Union offered its response to the proposal regarding improved…
The GAWU has seen and considered Mr Lincoln Lewis’ letter titled “Good sense prevailed in the sugar workers’ struggle for better wages” which appeared in the…
It was only on Tuesday (February 04) that sugar workers continued to press their demand for a pay rise. It has been a continuous struggle that…
The GAWU could not fail to notice what was prominently splashed across the February 03, Guyana Chronicle highlighting that President Granger said “We’ll return the sugar…
