While the “union democracy” initiative could be debated in Congress, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) met this Thursday with the Government and businessmen of the Group of 6 to address pending issues of the union chapter of the Bases Law. For now, The central office rules out a new national strike in the middle of the negotiations.
The formal reason for the meeting between the Government, businessmen and union members was to advance the creation of a committee to define changes in the occupational risk system.
Not all sectors of the CGT agreed to attend to the meeting called by the Government. The trucker Pablo Moyano He had asked to maintain a plan to fight against the libertarian adjustment, but the dialogue position prevailed.
On behalf of the Government was the Secretary of Labor Julio Cordero. Meanwhile, the CGT participated Gerard MartinezUOCRA reference, Christian Jerome (glass workers), Claudio Marin (telephone) and Jorge Alone (insurance employees). Although it was not Pablo Moyanoif his brother appeared, the lawyer Hugo Anthony.
From the business sector were the head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), Daniel Funes from Riojaand the person in charge of the Social Policy Department of the business entityJuan José Etala.
After the meeting, the head of the UOCRA, Gerardo Martinezexplained to the press that the objective of the meeting was “promote a culture of prevention so that work is not a risk”create a dialogue table and a commission to discuss the so-called anti-blockade law, questioned by unions for limiting the right to protest, approved in the union chapter of the Bases Law.
Union democracy: UCR forces the regulations and calls for a session to deal a blow to unions
After failing by a firm in its intention to obtain an opinion for the initiative of “union democracy“, which reforms the leadership formation of the unions and its scope on the affiliates, members of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) They presented a legal basis to insist on voting on the project in Deputies next week.
The initiative that aims to elimination of indefinite re-elections for general secretaries, the elimination of the mandatory solidarity fee and the implementation of the clean record for union members. Likewise, the regulation of a five-member body in the leadership of unions with representation of minorities is proposed and new election schemes for union social work were established. However, at the last meeting of the Labor Legislation Commission, The project promoted by the UCR and the PRO obtained 15 signatures and did not reach the opinion. That was no reason for Martín Tetaz (UCR), head of the commission, insist with the request.
The interpretation he makes Tetaz dates back to a vote on April 21, 2010which points out that “For a dispatch to be valid, the signature of the majority of the members of each of the commissions is necessary.”. In this framework, it analyzes that “it is legal that the body cannot change the regulations without a prior opinion from the corresponding commission or in any case it would have needed a special majority” and concludes: “Considering that this interpretative resolution was approved with 141 positive votes vs 91 negative votes […] cannot in any way correct the regulation forward“.
The request, which seeks to meet next Tuesday, November 26 (choice that would imply coming across another request for a meeting, from his radical peers from the bloc Democracy Forever), remained in the hands of the holder of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem. Beyond the fact that his decision would set a precedent that would reform the interpretation of legislative practice, it is pertinent to highlight that Freedom Advances nor did it accompany in its entirety the opinion of the UCR.
Another peculiarity is that in the last meeting of the Labor Legislation Commission The project did obtain a majority opinion the UCR and the PRO of reform of the labor creditswhich establishes a pure interest rate of 3% per year” for compensation while the time of the judicial litigation elapses. However, that proposal was not included in the agenda.
Source: Ambito
