Trade unionist’s response to GPL's letter – the Board has expired

Trade unionist’s response to GPL’s letter – the Board has expired

Dec 09, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – Permit me the space in your newspaper to respond to GPL’s letter printed on Sunday, December 5, 2021 in Kaieteur News, captioned; “GPL’s response to concerned Trade Unionist.” Firstly, the Public Relations Unit of GPL needs to appraise itself on the life of the Board of Directors of GPL. However, permit me the opportunity to so eloquently inform the PRU of GPL. It was printed in several daily newspapers relative to the formation of the Board of Directors of GPL. INews outlet stated, “The appointments were published in the Official Gazette under the hand of Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira and took effect Thursday August 27, 2020 for a period of one (1) year.” DPI stated, “Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Board of Directors for the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) and the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL).” Both news agencies printed this information on September 4, 2020. I will let the readers decipher for themselves the life of the Board given the following: 1. The date it was installed and 2. The period/term of the Board. It would become clear to all that the Board’s life has expired, unless GPL’s Public Relations Unit can show that the Official Gazette has it differently.
Further, Editor, it is clear that the PRU is writing on behalf of the Management of GPL, and I would like to take this opportunity to relate a message to the Management.
The Union has written to GPL expressing its willingness to accept the seven percent increase in wages and salaries, after being reliably informed that the Government of Guyana is willing to extend the seven percent increases to GPL’s category of workers pursuant to paragraph 4 of circular No. 1/2021 of the Ministry of Public Service dated November 19, 2021, which states that the Finance Secretary of the Ministry of Finance can be approached by non-traditional public servant agencies, who are willing to pay their workers the Government’s seven percent increases offered. To this end, Editor, GPL’s Management nor its contentious Board has sought to approach the Union in good faith on this matter.
It is my respectful position that this proactive Public Relations Unit of GPL seeks to inquire into this matter on behalf of the Union and respond expeditiously.

Regards,
Trade Unionist

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