THE Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) disclosed Thursday that they are currently reviewing the recent documents from the recently-concluded arbitration tribunal with their legal advisor.

This was according to President of GAWU, Komal Chand, in an interview with the Guyana Chronicle.
The Arbitration Tribunal sought to look into the disciplinary actions in the case of Skeldon Sugar Estate worker, Daniel Stephen, after he was involved in an encounter with the Estate’s Manager a few months back.
The arbitrator, Mohamed Akeel, after reviewing the reports from the parties involved decided to declare Stephen dismissed and the tribunal closed.
GAWU has since expressed its disappointment at that decision in a release which stated: “GAWU favoured Daniel Stephen, but then, it seems, our experienced arbitrator rather suddenly experienced a sea change.”
The release also said that GAWU was flabbergasted by the conclusion of the report, wherein the arbitrator declared that Daniel Stephen remains dismissed although GuySuCo had suspended Daniel Stephen by letter of September 25, 2014, which reads: “This letter therefore confirms that your summary dismissal has been recalled, and you shall remain off the job on suspension without pay until the outcome of either conciliation or arbitration proceedings.”
That apart, GAWU also noted in the report that it has vowed to pursue this matter at a different fora, and, “We remain convinced that our member is unjustly penalised and is deserving of our full solidarity.”
In the interview on Tuesday, Chand said the Union’s lawyer is expected to advise the union shortly, so that entity’s next step should be expected very soon.

(By Navendra Seoraj )