Transport unions will carry out a national transport strike on October 30 for 24 hours. The decision was confirmed this Tuesday, after a conclave of the National Transportation Board, made up of Juan Pablo Brey (Aeronavigantes), Omar Maturano (La Fraternidad), Mario Caligari (UTA), Pablo Moyano and Omar Pérez (truck drivers), Juan Carlos Schmid (Fempinra), Pablo Biró (APLA) and Raúl Durdos (SOMU).
Initially, the measure of force was going to be carried out October 17 but it was finally postponed to the end of the month. The meeting was held on the premises of the Federation of Taxi Workers, at Quintinuo Bocayuva 1274 and, in addition to the leaders of the 7 named unions, other sectors were also invited, such as the Workers Association of the Automotive Transport Industry (AOITA), from Córdoba, and the Union of Maritime Pointers (SEAMARA).
National transport strike: when is it and who does it affect?
Finally, the transport unions gathered at the national table confirmed the forceful measure, which will be carried out on Next Wednesday, October 30.
The measure will initially affect trains, ships and planes for 24 hours throughout the country. It remains to know what will be the position of the collective sector before the announcement.
This was decided at the plenary session of the table held today. He himself had the 7 unions that make up the group. However, the great absence was carried out by the Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA), led by Roberto Fernández.
In recent weeks, the board launched the “state of alert and mobilization“in the face of the adjustment policy” promoted by the Government for railway, airline, cargo and passenger transport activity; maritime and river”. In addition to the salary claimthe group was also formed in the midst of the aeronautical conflict with the libertarian administration.
The absence of UTA can be explained because the union is negotiating a salary increase within the period of mandatory conciliation ordered by the Ministry of Labor, after intervening in the event of a possible bus stoppage. This Thursday, both the Government and the union must appear at a new hearing. If there is no agreement, the UTA could not declare a strike until the conciliation expires, on October 28.
Last Monday, the Government and representatives of the CGT They met and agreed to form a tripartite table to advance labor agenda issues, salary recomposition and union participation in the Mayo Council. After this, the National Transportation Board hopes that it will be put together a commission with the Ministry of Transportation to analyze their salary claims. If there is a solution to their demands, it is not ruled out that the October 30 strike will be lifted.
The CGT and the meeting with the Government
The announcement of the measure of force occurs within the framework of tense negotiations between the Government and labor unions. However, in recent days there have been rapprochements between both parties that seek to establish dialogue tables.
The last of the meetings was the one held in Casa Rosada, in which the leaders of the CGT participated together with the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos; together with the Secretary of Labor, Julio Cordero; and the presidential advisor, Santiago Caputoheld a meeting with a CGT delegation headed by the general secretaries of the workers’ confederation, Hector Daer (Health) and Carlos Acuña (Workers Union).
CGT Casa Rosada
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After meeting, the workers’ union described the meeting as “good and cordial.” In addition, they also confirmed that the Government committed, among other points, to soften the regulation of the “anti-blockade” article of the Bases Law and not supporting the union reform promoted in Deputies by the radical Martín Tetaz, sectors of the PRO and the Civic Coalition.
The general secretary of the union confederation, Hector Daerstated on Radio 10 that They agreed with the Government to “remove discretion” from the “anti-blockade” article. As it had been written, any union activity that totally or partially blocks your workplace can be considered a serious labor injury, and, therefore, be dismissed with justified cause.
“I think the Government realized that there are things that cannot be left to chance.that the State has to interpret certain issues,” said Daer. At the meeting they agreed to form a tripartite dialogue table, between the business sector, the representation of workers and the Executive Branch, “to advance in the drafting of a common text.”
For his part, the deputy secretary of the CGT and head of UPCN, Andres Rodriguezconfirmed that the Government will not support the union reform law that is being discussed in Deputies. ““He (Santiago Caputo) does not agree with modifying the law and ordered the deputies of La Libertad Avanza not to participate in the Labor Legislation Commission.” and considered that “until now it has not demonstrated that it has a position “anti-union”.
Source: Ambito
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