Georgetown : A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) condemns the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic administration’s arbitrary imposition of another paltry ‘freck’ on public servants’ salaries. APNU demands that the PPP/C enters into sincere and serious negotiations aimed at paying reasonable and meaningful increases, wages and salaries to Public Service employees.
APNU calls on the Peoples Progressive Party administration to respect the collective bargaining agreement and the rights of public servants and their Union. The ‘annual’ arbitrary imposition of a small increase in wages and salaries for public employees is a clear example of the PPP/C administration’s arrogance and its abandonment of any pretense at collective bargaining.
APNU calls for an immediate review of the conditions under which public servants work and the payment of “a living wage” to public servants. Workers at the lowest levels – who comprise over 75 per cent of the Public Service will see their salaries increase by less than $2,500 per month with the proposed 5 per cent increase. Public servants are frequently unable to afford to meet some basic household expenses, utilities and transportation and often are forced to borrow money for emergencies and to settle day-to-day expenses. They are convinced that they deserve a higher increase, particularly in light of the high cost of living.
APNU iterates its call for the PPP/C administration to invite the GPSU immediately to engage in talks aimed at restarting the collective bargaining process and restoring normalcy and averting a crisis in Guyana’s Public Service.
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