While the discussion between the union and companies seeks a solution, the The national government announced yesterday that it will enable tire imports in the event that today’s meeting does not come to fruition. He also confirmed that he will make available to the automotive terminals, which have paralyzed their production since Monday, the stock of parts seized at Customs “so that they can continue producing,” Economy Minister Sergio Massa said yesterday.
Meeting Sutna and companies for the tire conflict
Last Monday, trade unionists and businessmen met at the Labor headquarters, on Avenida Leandro N. Alem at 600, to find a beneficial solution to the serious conflict that has been going on for five months, but they did not reach an agreement.
The parties will resume the dialogue from 2:00 p.m. today, under the supervision of the National Director of Labor Relations and Regulations, Gabriela Marcelloalthough the conflict deepened with the closure of the Fate, Pirelli and Bridgestone plants.
To that is added that Ford and Toyota stopped their production this week at the Pacheco and Campana plants, before “the absence of provision of tires to equip the vehicles”, they manifested. In addition, Fiat, Chevrolet and Toyota, with plants in the city of Zárate, applied a similar measure.
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Sutna demands a salary improvement of 38%, which is why several days ago he called a strike for an indefinite period of time, which he ratified, as well as the blockades on the firms. The companies rejected the methodology used by the union, which they accused of having “political and union interests” due to its membership of the Workers’ Party (PO) and for applying “illegal, authoritarian and anti-democratic practices that violate freedom of movement and work” .
Sutna claims and targeted the Government and companies
Alejandro Crespo, head of Sutna, held a press conference on Tuesday at the union’s headquarters to respond to Sergio Massa’s announcement about the possible opening of imports due to the stoppage of production due to the wage dispute in the sector: “They are going to stop importing tires with the dollars that the State does not have,” he emphasized.
Thus, Crespo insinuated that, instead of announcing a reopening of imports and providing dollars for this operation, it would be easier to increase the salaries of the 5,000 members. Thus, said the trade unionist, “1,200,000 covers” could quickly be manufactured.
Faced with the criticism received, the union’s position remained firm: “They are not going to extort us to sign a salary reduction,” said the trade unionist.
The companies denounce that the claim is “politicized”
The president of the tire manufacturing company Fate, Javier Madanés Quintanillaconsidered today that the conflict with the Tire Workers’ Union “is not only a parity and salary issue but also an issue of how to work”, and affirmed that the eventual opening of imports “does not necessarily correct all the problems”.
“It is not only a parity and salary issue but also an issue of how you work. You work badly, very badly”Madanes Quintanilla said this morning in a dialogue with FM Urbana Play radio.
Madanes Quintanilla thus made reference to the fact that the discussion also involves questions of “productivity and efficiency”, since “in order to survive and have a cost to compete with the imported product and send it to the public at a price that can be digested, one must be efficient and That’s not happening today,” he asserted.
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In this context, he pointed out that the levels of “scrap” (products that have to be discarded in the production line for failing to meet standards) “are unheard of globally,” and that absenteeism “has reached 14% or 15%”. “We are not being able to generate a continuous work model with the union, so as not to have to clean the equipment every eight hours. That is not part of the agreement and it is an ambition or let’s call it a claim that they have not to discuss this issue “, he detailed.
In this regard, the president of Fate said that, in the case of implementing this model, the firms do not want to do it “without paying them financially or without adding personnel.” In the same way, he made reference to the questioning by the union about the unhealthiness of the job.
“I know countless jobs that are more arduous and complex, where the ergonomic part is more demanding. That is another fantasy that has been put on”Madanes Quintanila said.
Source: Ambito
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