Deputies: the debate on union reform was postponed again, in the midst of negotiations between Casa Rosada and CGT

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The project condenses 28 initiativesdriven by the radicalism and the PRO together with the Civic Coalition, We make Federal and Federal Innovationto modify the Law 23,551 of Trade Union Associations and the law 14,250 on Collective Labor Conventions. Finally, the meeting was rescheduled, due to the impossibility of obtaining the half plus one of the signatures of the commission members – 16 of 31 in total – to issue the opinion.

“The meeting had many quorum problems because there are many deputies in Brazil and there are others who could not arrive due to flight problems, so we decided to suspend it. Next week we will return to another topic, which has to do with the regulation of judicial sentences,” Martín Tetaz (UCR) clarified for this medium, and indicated that it will be resumed the debate “in two or three weeks, when the climate has changed.

Consulted by Ámbito, the Jujeño Manuel Quintar (Freedom Advances) was critical of Tetaz: “We are going for union and labor reform.” deep labor regime and with less media circus, as proposed by deputy Tetaz. The only thing he is trying to do is generate a conflict with the CGT and with the entire union world to deeply capitalize on it. He tries to install an agenda that is not his, but the President who said this during the campaign.”The Congress times will be when the Executive Branch decides so.“, he synthesized.

“This is already bordering on the absurd,” the Buenos Aires native defined for this medium. Daniel Arroyo (Union for the Homeland)who pointed out that “no progress could ever be made on anything concrete and that is why the meetings were suspended, now for the third time and on the same day.” “It is clear that There are difficulties for radicalism to articulate a comprehensive proposal with the PRO, La Libertad Avanza and other deputies. And it is also clear that a committee cannot work by suspending it for a while before the meeting. Let’s hope that next week a meeting can be held and we can propose different projects that are stopped today,” he added.

The suspension of the debate on changes in the Unions

After two consecutive postponementsthe Chamber of Deputies sought to resume the debate on the projects presented by the dialogue opposition and by the ruling party to reform the union model. The commission was to meet from 12 to debate the 28 initiatives and seek the opinion so that the project comes down to the venue.

However, after noon, Tetaz confirmed a new suspension of the meeting. It is the third that this project has accumulated since its presentation on September 24.

In detail, the five libertarian deputies who make up the Commission withdrew their support. In recent weeks, the Government has accelerated the formation of a committee dialogue between businessmen, officials and union leaders of the CGT.

The decision was made due to the impossibility of achieving the signature of 16 of the members of the commissiondespite the impulse and support of the legislators of the UCR, the PRO and the Civic Coalition. In this way, the opinion of the bill that seeks to modify the Law 23,551 of Trade Union Associations and the law 14,250 on Collective Labor Conventions.

Deputies: the proposals of the ruling party and allies to reform the union model

The project, baptized as Union Democracy, proposes various changes in the structure of the Unions. Among them, he proposes end indefinite reelection of general secretaries, establish the participation of the minorities, arrange the clean sheet for union members, eliminate solidarity fees compulsive, establish a gender quota in the representative bodies and make the presentation of sworn asset declarations mandatory.

The draft of that text establishes that “Contributions cannot be required or imposed on workers on a mandatory basis” and that any discount must have the “express authorization of the worker“In addition, said permission may be revoked at any time through a telegram or any other reliable means of communication.

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The CGT Dome entering the Casa Rosada.

Photo Liliana Franco

Another point that generates greater debate is that the project eliminates the possibility of indefinite re-electiona mechanism that exists today. Unlike this, the text provides for a single re-election. In that sense, it establishes that the “mandates They may not exceed four yearshaving the right to be re-elected by a new consecutive period of four years. At the end of this period, a time interval of one full period must elapse to be elected again.”

The blocks that accompany the document also search guarantee the representation of minorities in deliberative bodies and managers when they had obtained more than 25% of valid votes issued by its affiliates. In the draft dispatch to which said agency also accessed It is established that the D’Hont system will be applied to the deliberative bodieswhile to integrate the board of directors of the leadership the winner will have two thirds, and the first minority the remaining third.