The Copsa Workers Association issued a statement stating that they have not yet obtained solutions from the company, so there will be another 24 hours without activity.
The union of Copsa decided to extend the strike for another 24 hours because they still did not receive answers regarding their claim for unpaid wagesa measure that will remain in force until the claim is resolved.
“At the moment we still have no solutions to the claims for unpaid salaries,” says the statement issued by the Executive Board of the Copsa Workers Association (ATC). For this reason, they asked all their members to meet this Tuesday morning at the Rio Branco terminal.
In this way it was extended for another 24 hours, preventing buses from leaving their stations. This decision, according to the union, will remain in force until there is a solution regarding their unpaid salaries.
From the union they assure that the payment of salaries is not fulfilled on the 10th of each month and that even judicial withholdings are owed, as well as licenses.
The insolvency of Copsa
In mid-April, Copsa SA declared a state of insolvency and stopped paying salaries to its employees. However, since Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) They confirmed that the company has the resources to meet its obligations.
From there, conflict escalated between the company and its workers who ended up meeting in a tripartite meeting with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) where they reached an agreement that ended up not being fulfilled due to the delay in payment of the salaries of the workers who decided on this Monday’s measure.
As a solution, the Banco República Oriental del Uruguay (BROU) enabled the loan of 7 million dollars so that companies suburban transportation and, particularly, Copsa can pay the sums owed to their workers and regularize the critical financial situation that the sector is going through. It was a preview of the escrow that the government will allocate at the end of the year.
Source: Ambito
