The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) on Thursday called off a strike by sugar workers, following a special meeting of its General Council.
Stabroek News was told that while a decision was made advising workers to head back to work yesterday, it was met with resistance from members who brought the opinions of striking workers.
In a statement on Thursday, GAWU stated that contention remains between the union and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over the Annual Production Incentive (API) for workers.
GuySuCo’s offer of an API of 2.7 days’ pay—calculated from a measurement of 85,000 tonnes for one day’s pay—to be paid out by March,
