The Ancap Federation (Fancap) suspended the forceful measures and resolved to resume the areas of negotiation with the Board of Directors of the state company, after the tender to partner with a private party in the oil business was declared void. portland.
The cessation of union measures was one of the points that the company was waiting for to re-engage in talks, so now the interim president of Ancap, Diego Durand, waits for him Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) convene the parties, something that would happen this Thursday.
Fancap He made his position known through a statement where he defined “suspending the measures that are currently in force” starting at 10 p.m. this Tuesday. In any case, the union highlighted that what was proposed by “Ancap” and reiterated “all the points resolved” by the General Assembly.
Along these lines, the union decided to “incorporate into the negotiation areas the immediate reinstatement of all colleagues to the comprehensive shift regimes from the suspension of the measures.”
The union had already spread a white flag around the Portland, although to that is added the technical maintenance stop at the refinery The Tile, that would extend three times as long as originally planned due to the forceful measures, with million-dollar losses.
The president of Ancap warned about job positions
He president of Ancap, Alejandro Stipanicic, expressed in an interview with Ámbito.com that “Uruguay overvalued the industry portland and questioned the conflict in the country, as well as the fact that “unions continue to be very ideological,” while not ruling out job losses.
For the leader, “the aggressiveness and magnitude of the union mobilizations undoubtedly influenced the decision of potential investors not to bid” on the business. However, he admitted that “it is not the only reason and for other investments in the future what you really have to look at is whether there is value in the business or not.”
Looking to the future, Stipanicic He maintained that “the natural conclusion is to close the business,” but clarified that, if not, “we are going to have to reduce costs and that leads us to say that we can no longer ensure the continuity of all jobs.” ”.
Source: Ambito
