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The GTU had earlier said it was dissatisfied with the “rate of progress” of the negotiations.
Minister of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Dale Bisnauth in a comment to the Chronicle yesterday, confirmed that the GTU had written seeking his Ministry’s intervention.
However, Dr. Bisnauth said his Ministry cannot intervene at this stage because the two parties have not reached an impasse. He reiterated that he had indicated to the two sides that his Ministry was prepared to provide conciliation services, but only if and when an impasse was reached.
The GTU expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of its talks with the Education following their meeting on Monday.
In a comment to the Chronicle, President of the GTU, Sydney Murdock, said the union would be seeking the intervention of the Minister of Labour in a bid to make the talks more productive.
He also said the GTU will be hosting a press conference today to give greater details of its dissatisfaction and to outline its plans in relation to the issue.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Hydar Ally, who is representing the Ministry at the negotiations, said the ministry was awaiting GTU’s response to a 2003 salary proposal it made to the union.
Several meetings have already been held since the signing of the terms of resumption, brokered by the Ministry of Labour following the month-long strike by the union. The terms of resumption set a one-month timeframe to conclude negotiations from the time of signing, which means that the deadline is nearly up.