Who cares for the GLU members?
Kaieteur News, 9 October 2007
Dear Editor,
The $2.9 million allegedly missing from the Guyana Labour Union (GLU)
represent workers' hard earned money. Lest we forget, most of these
workers are from the City Council, Barama, GNIC, and timber entities.
They are low paid wage earners who struggle daily to make ends meet.
The GLU must therefore make public the report of the audit or the
findings thus far. Mr. Robert Corbin, as head of the union, needs to
ensure this compliance, because the responsibility is his to tell the
workers what happened to their money.
The buck stops here, Mr. Corbin. He should also know that his continued
silence will have further implications for his financial integrity. Too
many irregularities occur in this union and are often ignored or swept
under the carpet.
The upcoming conference (October 21-23) is slated to be held at a major
city hotel.
How can this low wage workers' union find the money for this
extravagance? The union no longer holds any major functions at the
headquarters, since every area, even the section designated for
workers' recreation, is now rented to friends in the union's hierarchy.
The union's management and regard for its members can best be described
as Duncestan. Only a dunce management would use its meager, hard
earnings to lavish on a lifestyle way above its means and ignore the
wellbeing of its members. The sad thing is that the victims are the
poor members.
No one cares for the members. Not Mr. Duncan or Mr. Corbin. The GLU is
the first union that championed the cause of workers, but it is now
leading the way in exploiting its members. Executives' only interest is
the collection of dues to sustain their opulent lifestyles, sometimes
even making personal deals with the government, while some workers
continue to lose body parts at the workplaces.
Martin Roberts
Kaieteur News, 9 October 2007
Dear Editor,
The $2.9 million allegedly missing from the Guyana Labour Union (GLU)
represent workers' hard earned money. Lest we forget, most of these
workers are from the City Council, Barama, GNIC, and timber entities.
They are low paid wage earners who struggle daily to make ends meet.
The GLU must therefore make public the report of the audit or the
findings thus far. Mr. Robert Corbin, as head of the union, needs to
ensure this compliance, because the responsibility is his to tell the
workers what happened to their money.
The buck stops here, Mr. Corbin. He should also know that his continued
silence will have further implications for his financial integrity. Too
many irregularities occur in this union and are often ignored or swept
under the carpet.
The upcoming conference (October 21-23) is slated to be held at a major
city hotel.
How can this low wage workers' union find the money for this
extravagance? The union no longer holds any major functions at the
headquarters, since every area, even the section designated for
workers' recreation, is now rented to friends in the union's hierarchy.
The union's management and regard for its members can best be described
as Duncestan. Only a dunce management would use its meager, hard
earnings to lavish on a lifestyle way above its means and ignore the
wellbeing of its members. The sad thing is that the victims are the
poor members.
No one cares for the members. Not Mr. Duncan or Mr. Corbin. The GLU is
the first union that championed the cause of workers, but it is now
leading the way in exploiting its members. Executives' only interest is
the collection of dues to sustain their opulent lifestyles, sometimes
even making personal deals with the government, while some workers
continue to lose body parts at the workplaces.
Martin Roberts
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