The agreement, which includes the payment of 83% of the salary, will be valid until June 15, although in May they will reassess the situation. The union fears that companies will seek to move forward with layoffs if the recession deepens.
Due to the slowdown in activity and the drop in production projections for this year, Acindar’s contracting companies agreed with the UOM in Villa Constitución to suspend some 1,700 workers. They did so during a hearing that took place this Thursday at the Ministry of Labor of the province of Santa Fe. The agreement that includes the payment of 83% of the salary will be valid until June 15although in May they will reassess the situation.
The shutdown of Acindar’s four production plants for at least a month is one of the most compelling photos of the crisis that the industrial sector is going through. The sharp drop in purchasing power brought about by demand retraction and above all the total stop of public works They disrupted the projections of the companies that produce in the country.
In this context, the contractors who work for the steel giant in Villa Constitución began a series of negotiations with the Metallurgical Workers Union to advance with measures on the bulk of the personnel that operates for the plants. After an escalation of tension at the beginning of the week, this Thursday they reached an agreement: the suspension of 1,700 workers with the collection of 83% of their salary.
As Ámbito confirmed, the agreement may be rotating and will be valid between March 15 and June 15. The text signed by the parties also clarifies that “In the event of dismissals, 100% of the remunerative salaries will be respected at the time of making the basis of the compensation calculation.”
With this scenario, the parties guaranteed “social peace” and committed that if any conflict arises “prior to making any decision they will request the intervention of the Ministry of Labor of the province of Santa Fe.”
The UOM estimates that between direct and indirect employment there are at least 6,000 families that depend on ACINDAR’s activity and fear that if the industry crisis deepens, the suspensions will only be a first step.
Source: Ambito
