On 27th February, the People’s Progressive Party, A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance for Change without the permission of the Guyana Trades Union Congress divvied-up the latter’s property and processes. In its “wisdom”, parliament unilaterally decided to give its competitor FITUG (The Federation of Independent Trade Unions) equal representation with the GTUC and on the Board of the Critchlow Labour College, which belongs to the GTUC!
Mr. Basil Williams (MP: APNU), perhaps, unlike his colleagues, having learnt from the hash that was made of the local government process, made the wise suggestion that the issue be placed before a select committee where all interested parties could express their views but this was rejected. What accounted for this inexplicable behaviour? Apart from being an act of appeasement intended to encourage the regime to reinstate the funding
