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Anna Regina Town Council workers’ strike continues

Dec 24, 2014 News

Employees attached to the Anna Regina Town Council will remain on strike as they have received no word on increases for the regional body’s workers. This was confirmed yesterday by Senior Industrial Officer, Dennis English.
Employees of the regional agency staged a protest on Monday morning, demanding increases of wages and salaries. Labourers, security personnel and staff of the Town Council had complained that they have not received any increase in wages and salaries since 2010, despite promises being made in the past by the Council’s management.
The employees bore placards which read “No money, no work”, “This injustice must stop,” “All Ministers enjoying holiday with their family, but we can’t, ‘cause there is no money to even buy sweets.”
When this publication had spoken to workers, one employee had explained that the demonstration would continue until agreeable negotiations are met between workers and management.
English, and Mortimer Livan, of Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) had traveled to the Essequibo Coast to stand in solidarity with the protesting workers. Livan had stated that workers decided that they would continue to protest for an increase in salaries until they get some form of justice.
English said that the situation facing workers has to do primarily with non-payment, late payment and workers being underpaid.
He said that the stated issues are known to the Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Norman Whittaker, who had visited the Region to commission projects in the market. It seems like the Minister is more interested in gaining political mileage than rescuing the workers, English had opined. He believes that management is not making an effort to meet the workers’ demands. He argued that no worker should be made to suffer after they would have worked.
Vendors operating inside the Anna Regina Old Market were initially locked out, due to the protest by Council workers. However management had put measures in place to open the market later in day, it was explained. It was unclear how the market functioned without the management of the protesting workers.
English told Kaieteur News that he is unsure what will happen to the facility since the workers have not been addressed and they are likely to continue their resistance in a bid to get their increases.
He said however, that stakeholders will be updated as to the operation of the business facilities once the information is received.

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