GPSU to hold elections tomorrow as injunction discharged

Apr 26, 2017 News

The injunction that was granted by Justice Nareshwar Harnanan, last Thursday, to prevent the

GPSU’s president, Patrick Yarde

Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) from proceeding with elections for new office bearers for the Executive Council, was discharged yesterday.
According to GPSU, the application for the injunction had been made by Gregory Gaspar of the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC). Gaspar was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes.
GPSU, according to a statement, said that the judge after hearing submissions by the union’s attorney-at-Law, Roysdale Forde, agreed that Gaspar’s claims of the union’s non-compliance with the rules and its obligations under the Trade Union’s Act were erroneous and misconceived.
Forde’s submissions included evidence that annual returns to the Registrar of Trade Unions which had Income and Expenditure Statements and Balance Sheets for the entire period up to 31stDecember 2016.
Also presented was a statement from the Auditor General confirming that the Audit of the Union’s accounts up to 2005 and that Income and Expenditure Statements and Balance Sheets up to 31stDecember 2016 were in his possession.
According to GPSU, both Gaspar and his “instigator”, Jermain Hermanstyne, were fully aware of these facts but “deliberately” set out to publicly misrepresent them for personal and petty reasons.
“They also advocated that their backward views should supersede rights of members in accordance with the rules of the union. Investigations would reveal that both Mr. Gasper and Mr. Hermanstyne were amongst the poorest performers and achievers as members in the Guyana Public Service Union,” the statement said.
GPSU said that its Elections Officer has been advised that the union is now free to proceed with the elections.
“The Elections Officer and supporting personnel are working assiduously to hold the elections (tomorrow) on Thursday 27th April, 2017. The General Secretary has issued a circular calling on all members that notwithstanding the obvious inconvenience caused to make every effort to discharge their civic responsibilities towards the union and meaningfully participate in the upcoming elections.”
GPSU’s long-time president, Patrick Yarde, has been facing stiff challenge for his position.

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