-as workers down tools for time and a half payThe Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is blaming “irresponsible” workers’ representatives for causing another strike at the Enmore Sugar Estate, East Coast Demerara.Yesterday, 42 workers on the six to two shift downed tools demanding time and a half pay for last Saturday,Jerseys From China, GuySuCo stated, adding that the workers were not required on the job for two days last week.The Corporation said that the workers were not required because there were no canes to grind since canes could not have been burnt due to the inclement weather.GuySuCo said that its business rule on the payment for premium pay for Saturday states that a daily paid time worker must complete 40 hours before he/she is entitled to this premium payment.“A similar demand was made by Blairmont and Enmore Factory workers a few years ago, and the matter was resolved at conciliation, whereby the Chief Labour Officer concurred with the Corporation’s position that unless the worker exceeds 40 hours,NFL Jerseys China, he/she should not be entitled to premium payment on Saturday,” GuySuCo stated.When the workers at Enmore decided to proceed on strike, they were advised by management that on this instance only they will be paid the premium payment as a medium to facilitate a meeting with GAWU early next week to bring a permanent settlement on this matter, the Corporation stated.“The decision to pay the premium was also taken bearing in mind that canes amounting to 4,750 tonnes (approximately 400 tonnes sugar) were waiting to be processed in the factory,” GuySuCo stated.Another estate earlier this week raised a similar demand as Enmore,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, and a meeting was already fixed for next Monday with GAWU to deliberate on the matter. This was told to the Enmore factory reps this morning, but they still persevered to proceed on strike, the Corporation stated.According to GuySuCo,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the Union’s representatives, Deochand Singh, known as Sharma, and Hickman Adams refused to entertain management’s proposal and opted to lead the workers on strike.“These representatives most irresponsibly stated that they will remain on strike and allow the 293 punts of canes (1,750 tonnes) in dock and 500 punts of burnt canes (3,000 tonnes) in the cultivation “to spoil,” GuySuCo stated.Several attempts were made,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the Corporation said, to meet with these representatives but they refused.It was only on Thursday that Enmore sugar workers also went on strike. That day,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, they were protesting in solidarity with their fellow workers who were injured and had other health related issues that were allegedly not being dealt with adequately or fairly by the National Insurance Scheme and GuySuCo.