Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) President Colin Bynoe has labelled criticisms of the union’s recent five-year labour deal with the government “trash talk,” saying the full agreement not only reflects intense negotiations but was achieved without any support from within the labour movement.

Referring to the labour movement as fractured and sinking in division, Bynoe said yesterday that he was disappointed at the comments flowing from within about the teacher’s pact, including statements attributed to its umbrella body, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC).

He questioned why some within the labour movement failed to offer critical support at the time the GTU was negotiating…..