The agreement establishes a cumulative salary increase of 5.4%, to be paid in three quarterly sections between April and June, plus a fixed sum per month. The government ensures that “it is challenged.”
The Argentine Federation of Commerce and Services Employees (FAECYS) He denounced on Thursday that several of The main wholesale chains in the country are breaking the joint agreement signed at the end of April. They accuse the government of aggravating the conflict for not adding the agreement. Sources from the Ministry of Labor assured him Scope that “It is challenged.”
“Joint agreements are the product of responsible negotiation between parties, and They must be fulfilled without excuses. We will not allow workers to be the adjustment variable in this context, “he denounced Armando Cavalieri, General Secretary of Faecys.
The agreement was signed by FAECYS with the business chambers of the sector on April 29. There it was established A cumulative salary increase of 5.4%, to be paid in three quarterly sections between April and June. In addition, in each month, workers were going to receive monthly fixed sums of $ 35,000 in April, $ 40,000 in May and $ 40,000 in June. The last sum must be incorporated into the basic salary.
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Despite having been signed by business chambers, who mostly meet the parity, the government is still not homologated. From the union they denounce that they refuse “because it adopted a restrictive policy of increases that do not exceed 1% monthly.” Pretending this, in the agreement there is a clause that establishes that it is not necessary to wait for this step to pay the salary increase. However, Some wholesale chains still do it until the government supports it.
Conflict with wholesale chains
“It is inadmissible that while some employers honor their commitments, others speculate with the workers’ pocket, “he criticized Cavalierithe leader of trade workers. As reported, Some companies carry out different mechanisms to avoid the parity. Some pay the fixed sums but not the agreed increases. Others give partial advances without subsequent adjustments.
Before the breach of the parity, The union began protests to demand compliance. “Since mid-May, workers from companies such as Makro, Vital and Jaguar are making force measures to claim the full payment of the salary increase corresponding to the April-June quarter,” they explained.
As reported from the union, “some companies began to press workers through the suspension of benefits such as the daily menu in prolonged days, in an attempt to demobilization that is unacceptable.” The union ensures that they should fulfill it, even without the end of the government. The agreement ends this month and should relax to negotiate a new agreement. It is not clear if they will achieve a signature or must stick to the roof not declared by the government of 1% monthly parity.
Source: Ambito
