RUSAL reps no show at bauxite arbitration

Lincoln Lewis

Representatives from the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), the local RUSAL subsidiary, yesterday failed to show up at the first arbitration meeting with the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU)—a move the union is calling “contemptuous.”

A letter, from the company’s attorney, Andrew Pollard, in which he indicated he would not be able to attend any meetings