Despite government’s threats of sanctions against health workers who have been protesting for better benefits for those on the frontline in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday signalled that it intends to proceed with planned industrial action this week unless its demands are met.
“Until they [our attorneys] say otherwise, the 72-hour ultimatum remains in place,” acting General Secretary of the GPSU Kemton Alexander told Sunday Stabroek, while maintaining that the union has followed the necessary legal processes for registering a “grievance.”
The union has asked for a “positive response” towards resolving the issues.
