The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is standing by its decision to negotiate separately with the two unions representing its workers and has urged them to engage early so that staff can be paid in time for the holidays.
The company’s call came after an aborted meeting on Tuesday with the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), which represents non-managerial staff and the other with the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), which represents managerial staff.
The two unions have said that the company has refused to engage with them jointly for over a year and NAACIE on Tuesday said that GPL invited it to a meeting but refused to speak with the union’s representatives due to the presence of members of the GPSU, who were present in an advisory capacity.
