UG staffers to stage sit-in over wage increases

Following further fallout with the University of Guyana administration, the UG Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the UG Workers’ Union (UGWU) will stage a three-day strike, which will see the delay of UG’s new semester.

The industrial action comes after demands issued by the unions were not met positively by the administration.

According to a joint letter from UGSSA President Mellissa Ifill and UGWU President Bruce Haynes, the strike will commence on Monday January 26 and will take the form of a sit-in. This form of action will see the employees occupying their work spaces but the non-performance of duties. Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi has already been notified, the