Two of the labor unions negotiating for wage improve on behalf of Grenada’s public sector employees are calling for the 2023-2025 negotiations to be accomplished rapidly.
“Our unions encourage the Authorities Negotiating Workforce (GNT) to make sure the negotiations are accomplished within the shortest time averting prolonged retroactive intervals and enormous funds from incurring,” mentioned a joint assertion from the Public Employees Union (PWU) and the Grenada Technical and Allied Employees Union (GTAWU).
The 2 unions that are engaged in joint negotiations with the federal government submitted proposals for the three-year interval on September 22, 2022.
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The assertion mentioned counterproposals had been obtained from the GNT on December 9, 2022, with the GNT informing of its intent to have joint negotiations with all unions and uniformed employees associations (police and jail) collectively.
The PWU and GTAWU mentioned the events met within the first session of negotiations on December 14 however conferences set since they’ve been postponed by the GNT.
“Each the Authorities and PWU/GTAWU have indicated their intent to not interact lengthy intervals of retroactivity. In truth, Authorities has indicated previously that they’ve an obligation to have all wage changes and will increase catered for within the yr they turn into due,” reminded the unions within the assertion.
A collective settlement that coated the years 2020 to 2022 was signed in 2019 with the New Nationwide Social gathering administration. That supplied for wage will increase of roughly 12.5 % for the interval.
The unions are requesting a rise of eight % for 2023 and 2024 and 9 % for 2025. Nonetheless, the federal government’s counteroffer is 4 % for 2023, and two % for years 2024 and 2025.
The minutes of the Finance Committee assembly held on November 21, 2022, which had been circulated as a part of annex paperwork of the 2023 Estimates of Income and Expenditure, present there is a rise of 4 % to cowl salaries for presidency employees.
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