Negotiations on UG salaries, working conditions to start Tuesday

Negotiations on the wages, salaries and working conditions of all University of Guyana (UG) employees will commence on Tuesday, representatives of the tertiary institution said yesterday.

According to a press release, this decision was made during a union meeting held last Thursday at the Turkeyen Campus by President of the UG Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) Dr Patsy Francis and UG Workers Union (UGWU) Bruce Haynes. Tuesday’s meeting will be between the UGSSA, UGWU and the University of Guyana’s negotiation team.

According to the press release, last Thursday’s meeting between union leaders and staff had been called to determine what steps ought to be taken in the light of the failure of the administration to respond to the UGSSA and UGWU’s