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Wider society must stand in solidarity with the Guyana Teachers Union and support our striking teachers

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Guyana Wider society must stand in solidarity with the Guyana Teachers Union and support our striking teachers [Stabroek News] 08-02-2024

Guyana GPSU proposes increase in income tax threshold and reduction of income tax rate for Budget 2024 [The Source] 11-01-2024

Guyana Meeting with teachers was not negotiation- Pres Ali; GTUC sensed no commitment to collective bargaining [Demerara] 08-10-2023

Guyana Narine should say what are the ‘other avenues' available to non-GAWU workers [The News] 18-01-2022

Guyana Sweet success: IUF affiliates welcome the decision to reopen Guyana's sugar estates [IUF] 02-02-2021

Guyana Union not backing down from planned health sector strike [The News] 04-10-2020

Guyana GAWU mulling nationwide strike if sugar workers' wage hike not retroactive to 2019 [The Stabroek News] 22-02-2020

Guyana Totaltec contract outlawing trade union membership raises oil and gas concerns – Lewis [The Stabroek News] 13-09-2019

Guyana 'We want wifi and food': Union reps hold talks with Labour Dep't to resolve Aurora mine strike [Stabroek] 05-07-2019

Guyana Bauxite strike ends after agreement reached [The Stabroek News] 21-03-2019


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Court to rule in teachers’ salary cut case next Friday 2024-04-12 [Kaieteur News ]

GTU moving to court today over collapsed talks 2024-03-15 [Stabroek News]

GTU issues new strike ultimatum to gov’t 2024-03-15 [Stabroek News]

Govt, GTU differ over period for salary talks 2024-03-09 [Stabroek News]

International Womens Day 2024-03-09 [Stabroek News]

Judge proposes mediation in gov’t, Teachers Union dispute 2024-02-29 [Stabroek News]

Wider society must stand in solidarity with the Guyana Teachers Union and support our striking teachers 2024-02-08 [Stabroek News]

Teachers strike 2024-02-04 [Stabroek News]

Guyana Teachers learning from and advocating for each other 2024-01-17 [EI]

GPSU proposes increase in income tax threshold and reduction of income tax rate for Budget 2024 2024-01-11 [The Source]

Meeting with teachers was not negotiation- Pres Ali; GTUC sensed no commitment to collective bargaining 2023-10-08 [Demerara]

Unions must build capacity, leaders must be knowledgeable-oppsition leader in May Day message 2023-05-03 [Newsroom]

Guyana OWTU signs oil, gas MOU with Guyanese union 2022-07-27 [Newsday]

Uitvlugt Sugar workers strike over GuySuCo's default on Holiday with Pay commitment 2022-07-13 [Guyana Times]

Narine should say what are the ‘other avenues' available to non-GAWU workers 2022-01-18 [The News]

Sweet success: IUF affiliates welcome the decision to reopen Guyana's sugar estates 2021-02-02 [IUF]

Union not backing down from planned health sector strike 2020-10-04 [The News]

Veteran sugar union leader, Komal Chand, dies at 75 2020-04-09 [Kaieteur News]

GAWU Head Komal Chand passes away 2020-04-09 [Stabroek News]

COVID-19: GAWU calls on GuySuCo to suspend operations, support sugar workers financially 2020-04-03 [Stabroek News]

FITUG calls on gov't to provide relief to workers dislocated by coronavirus 2020-03-31 [Stabroek News]

GAWU mulling nationwide strike if sugar workers' wage hike not retroactive to 2019 2020-02-22 [The Stabroek News]

GuySuCo aiming for new 55,000 white sugar plant at Albion – GAWU 2019-11-24 [The Stabroek News]

Totaltec contract outlawing trade union membership raises oil and gas concerns – Lewis 2019-09-13 [The Stabroek News]

Field foremen/women in sugar industry get 3%-4% increase 2019-07-10 [The Stabroek News]

'We want wifi and food': Union reps hold talks with Labour Dep't to resolve Aurora mine strike 2019-07-05 [Stabroek]

On 96th anniversary, restoration of collective bargaining among major concerns for GPSU 2019-06-11 [The Stabroek News]

Evaluation to be done of VC's performance before decision on new contract –UG unions 2019-05-28 [The Stabroek News]

May Day rally celebrates 100 years of trade union movement 2019-05-01 [Newroom]

UG finances to be audited at unions' request 2019-04-19 [The Stabroek News]

Bauxite strike ends after agreement reached 2019-03-21 [The Stabroek News]

‘Resilience has paid off' 2019-03-17 [The Stabroek News]

‘We are not sending people back under those conditions' 2019-03-05 [The Stabroek News]

RUSAL has not suspended Guyana operations 2019-03-04 [The Stabroek News]

Ministry's failure to bring BCGI's Russian managers ‘in line' contributing to workers mistreatment – union officials 2019-02-08 [The Stabroek News]

UG, unions for meeting on January 8 2018-12-31 [The Stabroek News]

GAWU to discuss meeting with political parties on their plans for sugar 2018-12-30 [The Stabroek News]

'UG unions call on Labour Department to intervene in salary ‘row'' 2018-12-06 [Kaieteur News]

'Sugar workers stage protest outside Parliament for severance' 2018-12-06 [Kaieteur News]

UG unions appeal to Department of Labour over wage talks 2018-12-06 [The Stabroek News]

Blairmont sugar workers picket for pay increase 2018-12-02 [The Stabroek News]

Ex-sugar workers find holiday cheer with final severance pay-out 2018-12-02 [The Stabroek News]

Albion sugar workers protest over reduction of tillage pay 2018-10-04 [The Stabroek News]

Gov't creates new crisis in teachers' negotiation by imposing a chairperson 2018-10-01 [The Stabroek News]

Teachers and their leaders must be commended for standing their ground 2018-09-11 [The Stabroek News]

Teachers' recent strike and workers pursuit of the respect for Collective Bargaining 2018-09-10 [The Stabroek News]

'As second week of strike action continues… GTU threatens legal action to prevent illegal appointment of “substitutes”' 2018-09-06 [Kaieteur News]

'Almost total shutdown of E'bo schools as 600 teachers stay away' 2018-09-06 [Kaieteur News]

' Linden teachers continue strike action in earnest' 2018-09-06 [Kaieteur News]

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