The oil union filed a notice with the Undersecretary of Labor, claiming for lack of payment to the oilfield workers.
He Union of Private Oil Workers of Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa announced a cessation of activities in Vaca Muerta which will start this wednesday 19 from 8 o’clock. The protesters made the decision for the non-payment of salaries and bonuses to the workers of the El Sauce deposit.
The general secretary of the union, Marcelo Rucciassured that they presented the complaint of measure of force this morning, and that, if a solution is not reached, the unemployment will be total and will extend to the entire Neuquén Basin, encompassing the three provinces.
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According to the Diario de Río Negro, the operating firm of the block – the Petroleum Energy Company (ECPSA), in turn concessioned to the General Fuel Company (CGC) – has been operating for almost two years without having the corresponding authorization by the province.
The union denounces that the company would be in bankruptcy situationwhich would be strictly related to the fact that the workers were paid for the last time 30% of your assets in May.
Lastly, they anticipated that, if the owed assets are not settled, “a measure of direct action will be taken until the owed wages are paid, plus the corresponding interest“. The importance of the measure of force has to do with the fact that it will not only take place in Neuquén, but throughout the basin, thus covering the deposits that are located in Río Negro and La Pampa.
Source: Ambito
