Trade Union
Trade Union In
Guyana
Group Members
Sunil Goriah ………………12/0935/2499
Sachin Ramsuran………... 12/0935/2357
Selwin Collier………………13/0935/2342
Presentation Outline
Early attempts to form Trade Union
How Trade Union was born in Guyana
Effect of Trade Union on Workers
The Enmore Strike
What is Trade
Unionism?
Early Attempts to form Trade Unions
There was basically four (4)early attempts of forming Trade Unions.
These are:
River captains
Laborers and Tradesmen in New Amsterdam
Carpenters
Civil Servants
A Journey to Show Why
Mr.Critchlow is Termed as the Father of Trade
Union
How Did Trade Union Come About?
When slavery was abolished in 1833 a number of slaves left the estates and reside in nearby villages.
However, many of them stayed on the estate and worked for wages.
They then worked alongside the indentured laborers that was brought to the plantation from India.
In May 1916 the porters strike because they wanted a pay increase.
How Did Trade Union Come About?
By the later part of1917 their was an increase in cost of living.
At this point a petition was signed by Mr. Critchlow and was sent to the
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce praying for a reasonable increase in wages.
At that point there was a back and fort confrontation between Mr.Critchlow and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce until they meet an agreement to give the workers a 10% increase in their wages.
How Did Trade Union Come About?
Mr. Critchlow then emerged as the undisputed leader of the group because of his successful representation.
He had successfully managed wage increase for the workers twice in one year.
Hence the first trade union was in its embryo state.
In 1918 the governor met with Mr. Critchlow and it was following this interview that he was imbued with the idea to formally establish a Trade Union.
How Did Trade Union Come About?
He completed the preparatory arrangements with dispatch.
On
Guyana
Group Members
Sunil Goriah ………………12/0935/2499
Sachin Ramsuran………... 12/0935/2357
Selwin Collier………………13/0935/2342
Presentation Outline
Early attempts to form Trade Union
How Trade Union was born in Guyana
Effect of Trade Union on Workers
The Enmore Strike
What is Trade
Unionism?
Early Attempts to form Trade Unions
There was basically four (4)early attempts of forming Trade Unions.
These are:
River captains
Laborers and Tradesmen in New Amsterdam
Carpenters
Civil Servants
A Journey to Show Why
Mr.Critchlow is Termed as the Father of Trade
Union
How Did Trade Union Come About?
When slavery was abolished in 1833 a number of slaves left the estates and reside in nearby villages.
However, many of them stayed on the estate and worked for wages.
They then worked alongside the indentured laborers that was brought to the plantation from India.
In May 1916 the porters strike because they wanted a pay increase.
How Did Trade Union Come About?
By the later part of1917 their was an increase in cost of living.
At this point a petition was signed by Mr. Critchlow and was sent to the
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce praying for a reasonable increase in wages.
At that point there was a back and fort confrontation between Mr.Critchlow and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce until they meet an agreement to give the workers a 10% increase in their wages.
How Did Trade Union Come About?
Mr. Critchlow then emerged as the undisputed leader of the group because of his successful representation.
He had successfully managed wage increase for the workers twice in one year.
Hence the first trade union was in its embryo state.
In 1918 the governor met with Mr. Critchlow and it was following this interview that he was imbued with the idea to formally establish a Trade Union.
How Did Trade Union Come About?
He completed the preparatory arrangements with dispatch.
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