Public servants still receiving “poverty pay” – GPSU Head
By Shemuel Fanfair
President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), Patrick Yarde is once again expressing great disgust over the current salaries and benefits public servants are receiving, as he disclosed on Wednesday that the body’s executive council will soon meet for discussions on charting the way forward for improved wages.
This comes weeks after the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) inked a deal with Government for retroactive salary increases and benefits between eight and 12 per cent. In Yarde’s view, public servants are receiving “poverty payments” for salaries.
Speaking to reporters at the GPSU’s headquarters, the executive noted that he is prepared to go as high as the sky – percentage wise – a position he will emphasise when the Executive Council meets later this week. While being tightlipped on the proposed numbers, Yarde observed that the meeting will include
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