With the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) rejecting the government’s “final offer” on public servant wages, the negotiations are likely to go straight to arbitration, according to former Labour Minister Dr Henry Jeffrey.
On Friday, the GPSU held a special General Council meeting at which 47 representatives of various public service agencies unanimously resolved to reject the government’s offer of a 10% to 1% differentiated salary hike for public servants.
Though the council has mandated that the union return to the bargaining table, the government had earlier
