Ancap and the union reached an agreement not to delay the stoppage of the La Teja refinery

Ancap and the union reached an agreement not to delay the stoppage of the La Teja refinery

October 17, 2023 – 8:30 p.m.

As part of the commitment, the company will pay a special bonus if the tasks are completed within the scheduled time.

Photo: Ancap

Ancap reached an agreement with the union to end a several-month conflict and advance the maintenance of the refinery The Tile, whose stoppage implies a significant cost for the company, which is then transferred to the price of the fuels in Uruguay.

In the action protocol that reported Ancap Through a statement, the company promised to pay a special bonus if the tasks are carried out within the scheduled time, while at the same time Fancap admitted not affecting the continuity or the special work regime by carrying out measures of any kind.

The agreement, which bears the signature of, among others, the director of Ancap, Richard Charamelo, and the president of Fancap, Natalia Belo, proposes that “the activities related to the Refinery Unit Strike be carried out in an appropriate work environment”, but also “maintain control of the duration of maintenance tasks and works in the refinery in order to ensure supply to the population” .

Regarding incentives, Ancap offered “a Commitment Bonus and a food ticket subsidy to all workers who participate in maintenance and works at the refinery, in case the tasks do not exceed the duration established in the schedule.”

Ancap’s action protocol

To this end, they agreed to develop an action protocol so that, in the event of claims of any kind, the continuity and special work regime of the tasks in The Tile, something that can cause million-dollar losses, according to the firm’s board of directors.

Within that point, the parties agreed that “any unresolved claim at the operational levels must be treated bipartitely, within a period of 2 business days” and, in case of disagreement, it will be moved to a tripartite body, with the intervention of the Dynatra, with “a period of 2 business days” for resolution. If that does not happen, the office of the National Director of Labor, which will have 3 business days.

At the same time, it was agreed that any measure adopted by the union for issues unrelated to the maintenance stoppage “will not affect the continuity and the special work regime, except for general measures proposed by the PIT-CNT wave MSCE and exceptions agreed at the tripartite level with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

Source: Ambito

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