The general secretary of the Single Union of Construction and Allied Workers (Suntracs), Saúl Méndez, stated this Wednesday that the Government has not fully complied with what was agreed in the first phase of the single dialogue table.
“On the other hand, the businessmen, the unions, the mafia that they protect from medicines, food, fuel and electricity, have said that they are not going to comply with the legal provisions issued by the Government and the Government looks the other way; that we have had as a response is practically a declaration of war by this sector of businessmen against the Panamanian people: increasing prices and creating shortages as occurs with first-class rice,” he explained.
He added that this combination of situations has forced, not only Suntracs, but also the organizations that make up the United People for Life Alliance, the case of Anadepo and the Original Peoples, to express their discontent, so that next Saturday 24 In September there will be a meeting of popular leaders at the national level, with the intention of opening once again the fulfillment of what was agreed in the first phase of the dialogue.
In addition to this meeting, the United People for Life Alliance will hold a demonstration this Thursday, September 15, on the premises of the Public Services Authority (ASEP), to demand a reduction in the electricity rate and demand that a good service to the population. “Services are catastrophic when the power goes out, appliances are damaged and no one is responsible,” he said.
Méndez did not overlook the creation of a second phase of the dialogue, pointing out that they have not opposed it, “because as this dialogue was designed, the mediating church set conditions and they were accepted.”
He declared that “we have no problem with them going to the second phase and wanting to discuss what they want to discuss, because we have the capacity to continue unmasking all the hoaxes made against the people.”
The union leader stressed that the great triumph of the single dialogue table was that it was broadcast live and that the people had access to information that is generally prohibited. “That’s what the businessmen are afraid of, that the people will wake up,” he concluded.
