Technical and clerical workers at Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) estates around the country suspended their strike yesterday and returned to work, ahead of formal talks between their union, the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), and the corporation’s board later this week.
Last Thursday, 1,090 workers, including boiler operators, laboratory technicians, workshop supervisors, foremen, medical staff, and office staff, went on strike after an expected salary increase was denied by the corporation. GuySuCo, which said there was no official notification from NAACIE about the strike by about 75% of the technical staff, has reported that there were minimum disruptions of operations as a result of it.
Yesterday, NAACIE General Secretary Kenneth Joseph told Stabroek News that there have been informal talks between GuySuCo and the union and the need for workers to
