Georgetown : The Guyana Times, in its editorial of August 19, 2011 titled “Sugar Wage Compromise” stated, among other things, that the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is refusing the opportunity to sit on the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). Similar statements have also been levelled against the Union by some media houses and letter writers.
GAWU today claims this contention is a downright fabrication.
A statement released by the union stated “If ever the authority approved the Union to be accorded a representative on the Board, the Union would certainly participate to represent the genuine interests of sugar workers and the country. However, it must be made pellucid that the Union will not countenance anyone selecting its nominee whose selection must solely reside with the Union.”
