GuySuCo/GAWU wages talks……tribunal panel named The arbitration meeting between the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) is slated to commence on November 14th, 2009 (Saturday),NBA Jerseys Store, with Dr. Gobind Ganga being the chairman of the Tribunal Panel.President of GAWU,China Jerseys Wholesale, Komal ChandKaieteur News understands that Yog Mahadeo (Chief Financial Officer of GT&T) is the union’s representative on the panel, while former Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry, Sonya Roopnauth, will be representing GuySuCo.Secretary to the tribunal panel is Deputy Chief Labour Officer,China Jerseys Wholesale, Clive Nurse.President of GAWU, Komal Chand told Kaieteur News yesterday that on Monday, the panel had a preliminary meeting, while today both parties will be presenting memos to the tribunal panel, outlining their grievances.The wages talks between GAWU and GuySuCo was declared deadlocked late last month as government stepped in and imposed compulsory arbitration.In a statement,Cheap Jerseys Online, Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir said that he was forced to order the move “after conciliation proceedings between the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Guyana Agricultural & General Workers Union was declared deadlocked on October 29, 2009 by the Chief Labour Officer and has decided to impose compulsory arbitration by virtue of the powers conferred upon him by Section 4 (1) (c) of the Labour Act, Cap. 98:01”.Earlier last month, several workers from the Rose Hall factory reportedly walked off their jobs forcing operations to a standstill there.At that time also,NFL Jerseys Outlet, Government’s spokesman, Dr Roger Luncheon had blasted GAWU for its “partisan” approach of refusing to be a part of the GuySuCo board.However, GAWU had responded by saying that the union was never approached to be part of the board.“Sugar is more than a matter of sugar workers. Sugar is about the local industry, conditions in the rural communities – the economy of Guyana. The union runs the risk of appearing utterly partisan and single-minded in responding to a situation that exists on the ground,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” Luncheon had noted.GAWU, although not announcing its demands, had indicated that it may be asking for a 15% wage hike for workers. But GuySuCo stuck to a 3% offer saying that it cannot afford more in light of poor production and other factors.CEO of GuySuCo, Errol HanomanGuySuCo says that losses for this year are projected at $2.5B with almost $5B owed to banks. Additionally, Chief Executive Officer Errol Hanoman had noted that the company is facing a grim financial situation with almost $1.8B owed to creditors at the end of September.In 2008 GuySuCo which is one of Guyana’s biggest foreign exchange earners declared losses of $4B, owing banks $3B.