GTU, ministry is still at an impasse over the conditions for resumption

-flexibility during the negotiation period

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) remain at odds over the resumption of teachers’ duties and salary negotiations. The industrial action, which has been going on since March, shows no signs of ending anytime soon.

In a telephone interview with Stabroek News (SN), GTU president Mark Lyte reiterated the union’s position that the government must agree to an interim payment across the board before negotiations can begin.

“(The) interim payout of 20% is on the table. It is up to the ministry or the government to say: ‘look, we cannot give you 20%, but we can give you that much interim. And that is what negotiations are for; to have conversations, you know…but we’re not getting that from the ministry side,” Lyte claimed.