GPSU rejects gov’t ‘final’ pay offer

GPSU General Council Members who yesterday voted to reject the government’s offer of a 10% to 1% differentiated increase.

The General Council of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday rejected the government’s offer of a 10% to 1% differentiated salary hike for public servants and called for a return to the bargaining table.

A meeting held at the GPSU headquarters yesterday saw 47 members representing various public sector agencies unanimously resolve to have the union’s negotiating team “reject the government’s final offer.”

This offer, which was made public last week, fell far below the GPSU’s initial demand of a 40% across-the-board hike.