The TUC has elected its second woman president in its history

Nov 19, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
The Guyana Trades Union Congress has concluded its 4th Triennial Delegates Conference under the Theme: “Labour Policies, a Prerequisite in Creating a Green Economy and the new executive has been elected for the new Triennial Year 2016 to 2019. The new President is Sis. Coretta Mc Donald, General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union. Sis. Coretta Mc Donald has been elected unopposed after the withdrawal of Bro. Norris Witter. Sis. Mc Donald is the second woman who has been given the privilege of being President of the GTUC coming after Sis. Gillan Burton who served for the period 2007 to 2010.
She is also the second President coming from the Guyana Teachers’ Union following in the footstep of Bro. Basil Blair former General Secretary of that Union who served for the period 1976 to 1980. Sis. Eslyn Harris General Secretary of the Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers Union has been elected unopposed to the strategic post of Principal Assistant Secretary.
The full executives are:
President
Sis. Coretta Mc Donald – Guyana Teachers Union
Vice President (7)
1) Agriculture including Sugar, Fishing and Forestry
– Bro. Vincent Bowman – National Union of Public Service Employees
2) Public Service & Local Government
– Sis. Wendy De Cunha – Guyana Local Government Officers Union
3) Mining and Quarrying
– Sis. Odella Gravesande – Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union
4) Factories, including Sawmilling, Manufacturing and Construction
– Bro. Pancham Singh – General Workers Union
5) Transportation & Communication
– Bro. Eon Andrews – United Minibus Association
6) Education e.g. Teaching
– Bro. Collis Nicholson – Guyana Teachers Union
7) Broad-based Commercial Undertakings
– Bro. Sherwood Clarke – Clerical & Commercial Workers Union
Principal Assistant Secretary
Sis. Eslyn Harris – Guyana Postal & Telecommunication Workers Union
Assistant Secretaries
– Bro. Micha Williams – Peoples United & General Workers Union
– Bro. Patrick Singh – National Union of Public Service Employees
Organizing Secretary
Bro. Leslie Gonsalves – Guyana Bauxite &General Workers Union
Assistant Organizing Secretary
Sis. Venessa Phillips – Printing Industry & Allied Workers Union
Treasurer
Sis. Kim Halley – Clerical & Commercial Workers Union
Assistant Treasurer
Bro. Leroy Levans – Union of Agricultural & Allied Workers
Ordinary Members
Bro. Norris Witter – General Workers Union
Bro. Mark Lyte – Guyana Teachers Union
The new members to the executives are: Sis. Wendy De Cunha – Guyana Local Government Officers Union, Bro. Collis Nicholson and Bro. Mark Lyte GTU, Sis. Odella Gravesandie – Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union, Bro. Micha Williams, Peoples United & General Workers Union and Sis. Vanessa Phillips – Printing Industry and Allied Workers Union.
The post of Organizing Secretary has gone to a season campaigner Bro. Leslie Gonsalves immediate Past President of the GTUC. The Conference has further taken decision that instruct the GTUC to embark on a programme of building the capacity of the Youth and Women Movement and embrace an Education programme that brings about members and public awareness as to the role and the necessity of the Trade Union. The issue of the Green Economy must be kept in focus since the movement believes that this can realize great gain for workers and the country as a whole.
Lincoln Lewis
General Secretary (TUC)

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