| Although there have been reports of a deliberate ‘sick out’ of nurses at the Region Three West Demerara Regional Hospital, the Guyana Public Service Union [GPSU] has neither confirmed nor denied this state of affairs.According to GPSU’s Industrial Relations Officer, Jermaine Hermanstyne,Chase Edmonds Jersey, “I am not aware,” when questioned of the reported ‘sick out’. He however said, “What I will say is that for the nurses who are sick, we from a Union perspective wish them a speedy recovery.”There are reports that the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation will be engaging in similar industrial action from tomorrow, a move that is intended as retaliation for failed talks for a higher increase for public servants.According to Hermanstyne, the Union has been meeting with its members throughout the country, and the response that has been forthcoming has been exactly what was anticipated. Moreover, he insisted that “most of our members are eager to do something about it because most people are totally fed up of the situation; they are fed up of the Government.”“They are fed up with promises,” said Hermanstyne as he pointed out that the Union members are cognizant of the fact that the five and eight per cent increases that were announced by Government are not merely a political tactic but rather a “bread and butter issue and cuts across religion, political affiliation and all of that so people are eager to respond.” The GPSU was reportedly long in discussion with Government for a 15 per cent increase for its membership.Reports are that President Donald Ramotar, when he assumed office, had promised to fully engage the unions but the promises had collapsed.And since the GPSU is a representative body of its membership,NFL Jerseys China, Hermanstyne without giving precise details, said, “It is our members who give us a mandate in terms of what it is that they want. What it is that we are doing is meeting with our members letting them know what are the realities and they would decide what is the course of action they will take,” added the Industrial Relations Officer.The Office of the President at the end of last month announced its intent to give increases of five to eight percent.More than 20,000 public workers and members of the Disciplined Forces are therefore slated to receive the increases as at December 31, last year and retroactive January 1, 2014 a public missive from the President’s office mentioned.The release stated,Jerseys From China, “In keeping with the Government of Guyana’s commitment to provide these increases, Public Servants and Members of the Disciplined Forces earning above $50,000 monthly wages and salaries as of December 31, 2013 are being granted an across the board increase of five percent.“Those earning less than $50,000 monthly as at December 31,Cheap Jerseys Online, 2013 would be receiving eight percent across the board increase, retroactive to January 1,cheap nfl jerseys china, 2014.”The notice continued that additionally, “teachers earning less than $50,Clark Griswold Jersey,000 monthly as at December 31, 2013 are being granted an additional three percent across the board increase, on top of the five percent increase already paid to them in keeping with the multi-year agreement concluded with their Union, bringing their total increase to eight percent retroactive to January 1, 2014.”It was stated that circulars have already been issued to effect the payment of these increases on the wages and salaries for 2014. |
