UG unions launching protest today over wages

The unions representing staff of the University of Guyana (UG) have indicated their intention to begin protests against Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith today. In a statement, shared on the University of Guyana Students Facebook page, Bruce Haynes President of the UG Workers Union and Jewel Thomas president of the UG Senior Staff Association explained that industrial action against Griffith will begin “with a picketing exercise near the Vice Chancellery at 12:15 hrs and continue until negotiations commence on salary increases based, at least, on the increases recommended for UG in the national budget.” The unions contend that from their calculation the budget allocations “can cover an increase of at least 15%.”