‘Fresh start’ GPSU wants cops, soldiers unionised

After enduring years of abuse, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) now has a chance at a “fresh start” under the new APNU+AFC government, according to the body’s president Patrick Yarde who called for the immediate restoration of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the union’s 21st Biennial Delegates’ Conference yesterday, Yarde also announced that the union is taking steps that would allow police and army ranks to join trade unions. He also called for sustained dialogue with government.

Speaking under the theme ‘Enhancing the process of the Restoration of Dignity and Professionalism in the