NAACIE waiting to see if GPL will honour agreement

Kenneth Joseph, General Secretary of the National Association of Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), said the decision on whether or not to take industrial action against Guyana Power and Light (GPL) will be determined by the company’s decision to respect or disregard agreements made in 2001.

Under the agreements signed in 2001, GPL is to increase wages by 8% across the board, as opposed to the 1% proposed by the company, as well as increase the annual increment by 3% for 2012 and 2013. Joseph also said that the company