The Executive Branch hopes that the aeronautical sector will present a work plan without conflicts before Friday.
The Government threatened to close Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Mariano Fuchila
After the workers of Intercharge will organize a surprise information assembly, the Government He gave the aeronautical unions a deadline until Friday to present a proposal so that Argentine Airlines operate normally and without conflicts, otherwise, he warned that the company will close.
He Executive power requires a work plan so that the company operates without union conflicts. In case the aeronautical proposal does not satisfy the president Javier Mileiwill carry out a Preventive Crisis Plan that will end in its definitive closure.
This preventive company process is a legal mechanism by which a company, for reasons of force majeure or for a cause not attributable to the employer, can reduce hours, suspend or lay off employees with reduced compensation. This legislation operates under the orbit of the Ministry of Labor and it is mandatory for a company to cease operations.
The ultimatum of Government came after workers from the Intercargo company organized surprise informational assemblies at the Airpark Jorge Newbery this Wednesday at noon. The measure taken by the employees of the state company, which provides the ramp service, affected the normal operation of airlines such as Flybondi, JetSmart, Gol, Sky and Latam.
According to Intercargo employees, the forceful measure was taken because the company “decided to arbitrarily and without cause dismiss a worker from the base.” Airpark“. Contrary to what was stated by the Ministry of Transportation, the workers grouped in APA assured that the dismissal was a “provocation“.
The measure altered the flights of Aeroparque and Ezeiza and left thousands of passengers stranded.
The Government will go to court against the Intergargo workers
In addition to the warning of a possible closure of Argentine Airlineshe Government He also took the case to court and charged those responsible for the union assemblies for the delays suffered by the passengers.
He Ministry of Security filed a complaint against members of the Aeronautical Personnel Association (APA) where he pointed : “We are facing an ‘air picket’ “which prevented thousands of people from getting off the aircraft, including pregnant women and children, who had to endure more than two hours in cabins without adequate ventilation, a situation that led to health complications for some passengers.”
After the force measurement, several people had to be assisted by the public emergency service of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Besidesthe federal security forces intervened to allow passengers to disembark.
Now, the Ministry of Security will expand the complaint with additional information provided by the PSA and testimonies from the affected passengers.
Source: Ambito
