UG unions shelve plans for protest

The University of Guyana (UG) unions participating in ‘Operation Rescue UG’ have ruled out taking any industrial action while consulting with the UG administration about an increase in salaries and on the ongoing problems they have been faced with.

“With respect to salaries and benefits, those matters are coming up for discussion at the meeting which is set for June 18, with the negotiation team and administration. They need to change the way they see people and value people,” President of the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) Dr. Patsy Francis said yesterday at a general meeting held at the Turkeyen Campus.

Just last week, Francis made calls for new action after it was reported that workers are operating under the same conditions that they had protested earlier this year. The UGSSA, the