Carriers and cargo givers reached an agreement with the Government and the strike was lifted

Carriers and cargo givers reached an agreement with the Government and the strike was lifted

The difference between the two positions will be taken into account to sustain future cost structure increases in joint talks which will start in May.

With the presence of the Ministry of Transport in its role as mediator between both parties, the minister alexis warriorthe Secretary of Transportation Management, Giuliano Diegothe undersecretary of Automotive Transport, Laura Labatthe director of Freight Transport, Juan Manual Escudero; and the Chief of Staff, Alvaro Errea.

In addition, authorities from the Undersecretary of Agriculture and representatives of CATAC, FADEEAC, FETRA, FAETYL, Coninagro, Federation of Collectors, Argentine Rural Society (SRA), among others.

The meeting took place without an agreement being reached, until Minister Guerrera joined the Ministry team and the talk, helping to unblock and order the conversation, being decisive for the satisfactory outcome of the meeting, the sources indicated. .

The reasons for the conflict

The carriers argued that the current rate does not reflect operating costs and also pointed to the lack of diesel and the sale at prices higher than the official ones and through quotas.

However, an internal one between the representatives of the transport sector also came to light, given that the Federation of Collectors accused the Federation of Transporters (FETRA) of maintaining an “intransigent” position.

“The Federation of Stockpilers makes it clear that at the meeting on April 13 the entity took a conciliatory position to solve the grain transport conflict,” the entity said in a press release.

He added that “it seems to be unknown that Of the four chambers of carriers, two presented their cost structures, with an increase of approximately 10% in the reference rates, due to the increase in diesel, rates that the cargo providers were willing to agree on to put an end to the conflict.“.

The two entities were CATAC -10% increase-, FADEAC -12%- and FAETYL accompanied the proposal of the previous ones”.

The collectors complained that “without showing any cost study, FETRA maintained an intransigent position demanding a 35% increase in the rate, thus breaking the agreement reached by the majorities.”

Source: Ambito

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