AEBU denounced the manager of Corporate Banking of Citibank, Gabriel González, of having “anti-union” attitudes towards workers of the financial institution.
Through a statement, the Council of the Private Financial Sector of the union, indicated that employees transferred to the union that in the central headquarters of Citibank, located in Cerrito and Misiones, from August 26 and Starting at 1:00 p.m. on each working day, the entrance doors to different areas of the bank are locked.which were previously accessed with magnetic tickets.
“This measure departs from everything recommended during the training and fire drills previously carried out by the bank,” the text said. He indicated that the institution’s workers had previously been informed that these areas could be used as an exit route in the event of a fire at the bank.
“In this way, if a risky situation occurs after 1:00 p.m., the workers should use the only escape route that remains available, if it is not blocked by the fire or collapse that caused the accident,” the statement said. AEBU.
The union announced that this Tuesday it filed a complaint with the National Fire Department to inspect Citibank’s headquarters. “We describe the situation as a very serious fact and urge the Ministry of Labor to be present at the Citibank premises, in order to verify the reported facts and, if applicable, determine the existence of infractions by the company. ”, added the banking union.
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