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GuySuCo withdraws from wages negotiation

Oct 14, 2009 News

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) are at odds once again. The two entities cannot seem to get through peaceful discussions.
Yesterday, GuySuCo withdrew from a planned wages and salaries negotiation with GAWU. This activity was scheduled to be hosted at the LBI training building.
A press statement from the sugar corporation last evening stated that the company refuses to work under pressure.
It was explained that the decision to withdraw from the talks is in keeping with standard Industrial Relations practices, which dictate that discussions should not take place in an atmosphere of duress.
GuySuCo took this position since some of the workers attached to the LBI Estate resorted to strike action to vent their disapproval of the Corporation’s wage offer for the year 2009 among other issues.
“To resort to strike action while the negotiations are ongoing is seen as a breach of good faith and an attempt to pressure GuySuCo into submission and place its negotiating team in a vulnerable position,” the GuySuCo press statement explained.
It further added that such a move is only counterproductive to the task at hand and serves to delay the conclusion of the negotiations.
According to GuySuCo, the strike actions at LBI and at Diamond were both unwarranted.
At a meeting with the management of GuySuCo, GAWU requested that a panel comprising of representatives from both sides be set up to review the plans for the future of the Diamond cultivation.
Kaieteur News understands that the engagement is still ongoing, as GuySuCo remains committed to ensuing that workers’ interests remain paramount.  “To this end, the Corporation has even found itself having to pay wages at the expense of its suppliers and creditors,” the statement added.
However, while the Company remains open to dialogue and discussion, it expects all stakeholders to appreciate the current plight of the industry and the efforts being made to return it to viability.
GuySuCo called on GAWU and its membership to help foster a climate of partnership in solving issues affecting the industry.
“They can demonstrate their commitment by resuming work in the shortest possible time so that a continuation of the talks can be facilitated.”

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