THE management of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Tuesday signed on to a recognition agreement for the settlement of disputes with the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU).

The signing, which was done in the boardroom of the Ministry of Labour, was overseen by Chief Labour Officer Dhaneshwar Deonarine.

President of the CCWU, Sherwood Clarke, and CJIA’s Director of Finance and Administration, Ishwari Glasgow, were the officials who signed the agreement.

The efficiency of the decision-making process for the collaboration was praised by Clarke, who said the agreement was a “historic recognition between management and the CCWU.”

“I want to extend gratitude and congratulations for the kind cooperation between the CCWU and Cheddi Jagan International Airport management. I think we now have to work in partnership to develop the airport,” Clarke said.

Moreover, Deonarine commended the alliance between the union and the CJIA management and also stated that he wishes a successful relationship between the two.
Glasgow further delivered laudatory remarks and affirmed that this milestone is both a privilege and an achievement.

Additionally, she said that the organisation remains committed to cooperating with the union to work along with the employees to improve the airport’s standards as a service-oriented organisation.

Notably, the agreement was formulated to peacefully settle disputes through methods such as negotiation, mediation, conciliation and if the aforementioned do not suffice, arbitration is the legal method of approach to peacefully settle a dispute.