Bauxite union, company to meet chief labour officer today

Chief Labour Officer Yoganand Persaud is today expected to meet the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and the RUSAL subsidiary BCGI, the first such engagement he has had with both parties for months.

According to a circular issued to workers by the GB&GWU, the purpose of this meeting is for the re-negotiation of the Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) and the rules of engagement with the union, a circular issued by the GB&GWU to workers says.

Since March when the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TUR&CB) ruled against an application by