The general secretary of Unott, José Fazio, reported that the measure was void because there is a payment commitment for this Thursday.
The National Union of Workers and Transport Workers (Unott) decided to raise the general strike of transportation announced for this Friday, after there is a payment commitment so that the workers of Copsa perceive their wages this Thursday.
José Fazio, secretary general of the Unott, admitted the principle of agreement and specified that “they are going to deposit the salaries during the hours of this Thursday”, at a time when members of Copsa meet with authorities of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) to sign the loan BROU.
According to reports, the Copsa workers echoed the promise of the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Mario Arizti, that the company was going to deposit this afternoon the salaries and other amounts owed for meal tickets.
Fazio proposed that the rest of the salary will be paid today, while on Friday a part of the previous debt will be paid, which in total amounts to about 800,000 dollars, according to the Copsa union delegate. Andrés Martínez.
Anyway, the Unott issued a statement where it clarified that the measure is “suspended” and stated that it will maintain “permanent monitoring of this commitment”, and then warned that “in the event of any alteration it will take the measures it deems necessary.”
The BROU bridge loan
As for the money, it is estimated that it comes from the signing of the bridge loan approved by the Banco República (BROU). This is money as an advance of the escrow for the suburban transport sector, intended for debts on licenses, vacation and complementary salaries.
“The company had debts with some colleagues since 2021,” said the Unott leader. Miguel Marrero, when valuing the BROU loan, enabled at the beginning of the month for a total of 7 million dollars.
Source: Ambito
