UG workers stay plans for industrial action after payout of salaries

University of Guyana (UG) workers have been paid their wages with agreed increases, resulting in their unions holding off plans to resume industrial action.

Both the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the University of Guyana Workers’ Union (UGWU) recently accused the UG administration of breaching the Terms of Resumption (TOR) agreement and an Interim Salary Increase agreement after workers did not receive any pay-outs. After a meeting last week, they had threatened to resume industrial action if workers were not paid by Thursday.

UGSSA President Dr Mellissa Ifill told Stabroek News on Thursday that she had been advised at a meeting on Wednesday evening that salaries with the