{"id":18383,"date":"2024-04-11T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18383"},"modified":"2024-04-11T16:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:06:23","slug":"gpsu-threatens-industrial-action-over-lack-of-collective-bargaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gpsu-threatens-industrial-action-over-lack-of-collective-bargaining\/","title":{"rendered":"GPSU Threatens Industrial Action Over Lack of Collective Bargaining"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has issued an ultimatum to the Ministry of Labour, warning of potential industrial action if collective bargaining discussions are not initiated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Patrick Yarde asserts that the union&#8217;s attempts at engagement have been disregarded, prompting this decisive action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While no specific timeline has been set for the ultimatum, Yarde emphasizes the importance of respecting the collective bargaining process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GPSU is advocating for a substantial 50 percent salary increase for public servants, a demand Yarde believes is both reasonable and sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, General Secretary of the PPP, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, acknowledged the issue but indicated that the government would handle it through legal channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jagdeo criticized the GPSU, suggesting that the union has not adequately served the interests of public servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite government&#8217;s previous efforts to address wage concerns, including across-the-board increases of seven percent in 2021, eight percent in 2022, and 6.5 percent in 2023, the GPSU remains dissatisfied with the lack of genuine collective bargaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation underscores the growing tension between the GPSU and the government, with potential implications for public sector operations if a resolution is not reached promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has issued an ultimatum to the Ministry of Labour, warning of potential industrial action if collective bargaining discussions are not initiated.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18385,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18383\/revisions\/18385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}