Guyana Labour Union President Carvil Duncan said that until such time that local government elections are held, an Interim Management Committee seems to be the only solution to the problems at the scandal-tarred Georgetown Mayor and City Council.
Duncan said too that he has taken steps to inform members of his Union that Carol Sooba is the acting Town Clerk and they should, therefore, take instructions from her and not Royston King who is the Council-installed acting Town Clerk.
Duncan said that after reviewing the ruling made by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang, he is satisfied that Sooba is the acting Town Clerk.
While noting that he is concerned about the well-being of the workers at the Council, since they are being used as “political pawns”, Duncan opined that “the City Council saga is purely political… is being pushed by the ego of a person who has outlived his political usefulness”.
Duncan pointed out that as of right now, the Union was very concerned about the effects of the political crossfire between the two sides at the Council, since workers may face penalties imposed upon them by superiors.
“I will not allow my workers to be used as political pawns in order to satisfy someone’s ego,” said the Union Leader, who is also the President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG).
Duncan’s comments come following a memorandum issued to workers notifying them of a meeting with “Town Clerk” Royston King.
Duncan posited that the Personnel Officer of the Council was out of order when he issued the memo to the workers knowing full well that King was not the Town Clerk. “Royston King is not the Town Clerk acting. There can’t be two Town Clerks in one Town… the Chief Justice is right, the Town Clerk is Ms Sooba until such time the local government commission is established,” said Duncan.
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Duncan said contrary to what the Mayor Hamilton Green has said about Interim Management Committees, they were not a failure in the past.
“Green is a failure, he is in his last straw… the reality is that an IMC is the only answer to the City Council’s problems at this time,” said Duncan, while contending that the city “cannot afford to have this saga continue”.
Duncan opined that the Mayor is a political dinosaur and should remove himself from the mayoral position at the council. “He used to refer to me as Hitler, he is worse than Hitler…”said Duncan as he pointed out that the “1930” political tactics being employed by the Mayor are substandard.
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