UG staff begin one week sit-in

New semester: An empty lecture theatre yesterday as the UG staff’s sit-in commenced. (Photo by Arian Browne)

University of Guyana (UG) staff began a one-week sit-in at the Turkeyen Campus yesterday over collapsed wage negotiations and a plan to increase the workload of academic staff.

The start of the sit-in, which was originally planned to last three days, coincided with the start of the new semester and some students showed