The Port Maritime Federation and the Naval Industry of the Argentine Republic (FeMPINRA) lifted the measures of force this afternoon after a meeting with national government officials in which they were informed of the commitment to repeal Decree 870/18 of the government of Mauricio Macri.
Juan Carlos Schmid, title of FeMPINRA, participated in this afternoon’s meeting at Casa Rosada, where the national authorities told him that “the repeal of the Decree 870/18”. In this way, the union representatives announced the lifting of the strike that had been in force since Monday, through which they also demanded changes in the income tax.
“With this agreement, the measures of force are lifted,” said Schmid and announced that from now on “the operation in the ports is normalized, and a new instance is opened, which was the result of the unity maintained by the different affiliated unions of the Federation.”
The main claim that was raised and that originated the measures of force is the elimination of decree 870/18, originating from the macrista management, which provides for a single terminal in the Metropolitan port. From the federation they point out that this would lead to a monopoly by the next company that wins the tender and, consequently, a detriment to all the workers who are now part of the three terminals of the Port of Buenos Aires.
high compliance
Schmid, who also serves as Deputy Secretary of the Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers (CATT), described the fight plan as “successful” for their high level of compliance with the waterway and the ports. He also maintained that the objective of the Federation is that “the signed agreements are fulfilled”, in reference to Decree 870/18.
The meeting was attended by the head of the national Cabinet, Agustín Rossi; the Minister of Transportation, Diego Giuliano; Raquel “Kelly” Olmos, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security; and José Beni from the General Administration of Ports (AGP).
Regarding the claim about Profits, Schmid expressed that The national government promised to prepare “a regulation that will contemplate the characteristics of the maritime and port sector, but that this will have to be modified through the Collective Labor Agreements of each union, negotiations with the public revenue office and with a competent area of the Ministry of Economy”.
The FeMPINRA committee was headed by Schmid (head of the Dredging and Beaconing guild), Pablo Palacio (URGARA). Armando Alessi (SICONARA), Héctor Rojas (SUPA Bajo Paraná), Javier López (SEAMARA), Roberto Coria (Guincheros), Osvaldo Giancaspro (Port Foremen), and Fabián del Río (AAEMM).
Source: Ambito
