As teachers across Guyana again downed tools yesterday in support of the second day of the GTU strike, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has made the decision to cease the deduction of dues on behalf of the union.
Amidst the MoE’s claims that the strike is an illegal and political one, the GTU maintains its denial of this.
In a letter sent yesterday to the GTU and signed by its Permanent Secretary Shannielle Hoosein-Outar, the MoE cited the ongoing industrial action which it deemed unlawful and politically directed as reasons for the move. It also adverted to threats allegedly being disseminated by the union. This decision by the government, it said, aligns with the ruling by late acting Chief Justice Ian Chang in the case of Guyana Public Service Union v Nanda Gopaul.
