The benchmark for truckers, Hugo Moyanoleading the National Federation of Truck Workers, met with the business chambers of the sector within the framework of joint negotiations in the Ministry of Labor, preceded by Raquel Cecilia Kismer.
The union insisted on the request for a salary improvement of 131%, however, this time Hugo Moyano He mentioned that, in case of not agreeing, a national strike of activities will be carried out. “We are going to show these gentlemen (businessmen) that you do not play with the workers,” he said on leader union.
In addition to the salary increase, Hugo Moyano and his union ask for the payment of an end-of-year bonus and the increase of the additional ones for the workers of the 18 branches that the collective labor agreement 40/89 of truckers contemplates.
In this guideline the leader He said that “we have come here because the business sector refuses to recognize what the worker deserves. They do not want to recognize the effort and sacrifice they have made throughout the pandemic. They never stopped working.”
Pablo Moyano, son of Hugo, described two weeks ago as insufficient the salary offer offered by companies and he had already warned that taking forceful measures would be taken into account.
The first proposal of the business chambers, according to the parity, was 84%, a week later they only increased that salary increase to 87% and Pablo Moyano described it as a lack of respect for fellow truckers.
Truckers, the government and companies
Beginning his speech in front of the Ministry of Labour, Hugo Moyano thanked the Minister of Economy Sergio Massa and the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Cecilia Moreau, for the approval, within the framework of the 2023 Budget, of an article that means that the per diems of drivers are not covered by the Income Tax .
In turn, the leader referred to Arcor, the Argentine Rural Society, Mercado Libre, Techint and Paolo Rocca as “speculators” because “product prices increase daily.”
