The company led by Marcos Galperín had been in a legal dispute with the union since 2019.
In a new chapter of the legal battle between the company Free market and the guild of Truckersthis Friday the ruling of the Labor Court was announced, which – in the first instance – determined that the company’s workers will be included in the scope of another statute.
The ruling was resolved by the judge Maria Alejandra D’Agnilloholder of the National Court of First Instance of Labor No. 63which did not give rise to the challenge made by the union so that the company’s workers are covered by its agreements. Since 2019, employees of Free market They are represented by the Union of Loading and Unloading Workers, whose head is Daniel Vila.
The leadership of the Truckers’ union challenged this approval in 2019 before the Minister of Labor Dante Sica and filed a judicial presentation. Subsequently, members of the union In July 2020, the Mercado Libre Storage Center in La Matanza was blockedin addition to protesting in front of other distribution centers of the company, one of the leaders in shipments linked to e-commerce during the pandemic.
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Within its interpretation, the Court determined that The logistics carried out by the company is not limited to transportbut also include processes of load handling, distribution, selection and preparation of the products. These procedures are carried out within the Mercado Libre Storage Center.
In this regard, the ruling emphasizes that Mercado Libre is not a freight transport company and that logistics is an activity that is held in common by both the Truckers’ Union and the Union of Loading and Unloading Workers. He also cites accounting reports which indicate that the The salaries received by the company’s employees are higher than the salary scales corresponding to the Truck Drivers’ Agreement.
Finally, the Court recognized that the Mercado Libre Storage Center operates a form of electronic marketing, an activity included in the agreement of the Union of Loading and Unloading Workers.
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Source: Ambito
