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The turn out rate for teachers on Wednesday was high, as schools across the country returned to a state of normalcy following the four-week strike action by teachers. In a brief telephone interview with News Source, General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald said teachers reported for school in large numbers today. […]
President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte is confident that the GTU will be able to secure a “substantial package” for teachers when it meets with the Ministry of Education on its proposed multi-year agreement. The talks are expected to begin within 48 hours of the resumption of work by teachers, who are […]
The Guyana Teachers’ Union has agreed to end its nationwide strike by teachers as the Government has agreed to meet with the union to restart negotiations on salary and other matters. Representatives of the GTU and the Government ended their Court ordered mediation this afternoon after several hours of mediation talks. Just before 6pm, the […]
By Svetlana Marshall As the fourth week of the nationwide strike action by teachers winds down, Justice Sandil Kissoon this afternoon ordered mediation in the standoff between the Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union. In Court, the Judge announced the appointment of Senior Counsel Edward Luckhoo and Senior Counsel Robin Stoby to mediate in talks […]
High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon, has proposed the initiation of a Court appointed mediation process that would allow for the Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to meet and discuss the ongoing dispute that has resulted in a nationwide strike by teachers over their salaries. The intention is to resolve the matter, and ultimately […]
The Global Union Federation of Teachers, Education International, has described the Guyana Government’s posture on the ongoing strike by teachers as “deeply concerning”, and has threatened to report the Government’s inaction to the United Nations Labour Organization. In a statement, the international organisation also expressed its disappointment regarding the lack of acknowledgment or response to […]
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald is laying blame at the feet of the Government for the nation’s children losing critical hours of learning, as the Irfaan Ali Administration refuses to address the concerns of thousands of teachers who are on strike. The striking teachers continue to demand that the […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has issued a call on the Government to listen to the concerns of striking teachers and make moves to address those concerns. He said the nation’s children will suffer the most, as a result of the ongoing impasse between the Government and the nation’s teachers. Teachers across the country are in […]
The nationwide strike by teachers entered its fourth week this morning, with more schools seeing both teachers and students staying away. While Government officials have been busy over the past week with an energy conference and the ongoing CARICOM Meeting, teachers across the country have remained on the picket line while using both of those […]
By Svetlana Marshall In what could be seen as a major win for the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), the High Court this afternoon granted two Conservatory Orders restraining the Government from cutting the salaries of striking teachers, and also blocking the Administration from moving ahead with a decision to discontinue the deduction of union dues […]
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