STRIKING Georgetown City Council workers are expected to resume work shortly, in keeping with the terms of resumption agreement signed by their unions on Thursday, at the Ministry of Labour.
The Guyana Local Government Officers Union (GLGOU) and the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) had initiated the strike last week over unpaid August salaries and a raft of other issues affecting their members.
GLGOU President Dale Beresford, said that they agreed to resume within 72 hours, with full resumption from Monday. However, they have to meet with the Ministry again on Tuesday.
He said the unions have been assured that there will be no victimisation of employees who had heeded their unions’call.
The meeting on Tuesday is expected to discuss the outstanding issues, which include non-payment of overtime benefits; provision of protective gear; deduction of deposits towards a pension scheme and the Town Clerk’s appointment.
Among the municipal services that were affected by the work stoppage were: the Public Health Department, Day Care, markets, Public Relations Department, Treasury Department, the Stone Depot and the Mechanical Workshop.
Meanwhile, Mayor Hamilton Green and several Councillors, at a recent media briefing, had supported the unions.
Green apologised to the citizenry but claimed the workers had been provoked and industrial action was the only tool left available to them. (Whitney Persaud)