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GTU plans to increase dues

May 07, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
I heard through the grapevine that my union, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), intends to increase dues by $200 at the end of May.
This means that the GTU will be collecting some $16,000,000 more in dues. There was some discussion regarding this issue a few years ago but the decision to finally do so was made at the General Council meeting held in December last year. I was told that this decision was to be communicated to the various branches by the General Council Reps and thoroughly debated. The idea was to solicit suggestions and recommendations from the general membership.
Since last year, there has been no meeting held in the Plaisance branch and there has been no attempts made to communicate to members of the branch that dues will be increased and to seek their advice or suggestions. Had it not been for whispers and objections by some members we would not have heard anything.
My position on this matter is that accompanying this decision must be a proposal to reform the union in a very comprehensive and profound way. I will support any decision to increase dues when there is a forensic audit done of the union’s books for the last five years and the accounting system is overhauled; when we have a collective labour agreement; when we have a new constitution and the constitutional recommendations made for the holding of union elections are implemented.
There must also be a proper educational and training programme in place to train branch officers.
Milne Seymour

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