Sugar unions picket GuySuCo for wage talks

NAACIE, GAWU and GLU representatives picket outside of GuySuCo’s head office at Ogle.

The three unions representing sugar workers yesterday picketed GuySuCo’s head office at Ogle to press their demand for the corporation to begin salary negotiations.

However, at a meeting with a National Association of Agriculture, Commercial and Industrial (NAACIE) delegation yesterday, the corporation’s leadership appealed for patience, while noting that a “road map” to secure the future of the industry is being developed.

The heads of GAWU, NAACIE and the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) all stood with placards outside of the gates