The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday rejected the government’s recently announced wage hikes for public servants, while accusing President Donald Ramotar of going back on a promise to negotiate with the union after more than a decade of imposing increases.
Since the announcement on Saturday of increases ranging from 5% to 8%, GPSU President Patrick Yarde has written Ramotar saying that the union would accept an 8% across-the-board payout in the interim,
