The protest was lifted when a dialogue meeting between the union, the company and the Ministry of Labor was agreed for next Friday the 14th.
The fight measure was taken for “non-compliance with the award and wage discrimination, because there are differences that apply to non-members and members,” Ricardo Aloy, general secretary of the Cargo Transport and Logistics Union (SUTCRA) told EL ECO.
“We come from a long history of negotiations within the ministry, also trying to resolve this issue through dialogue with the workers and the company, even a week ago I made contact with the port management, I told them about the situation that we had, and they agreed to return the call to see how we could resolve the issue and so far there is nothing,” he said.
“There is resistance and a refusal on the part of the company, and we, as an organization, after having exhausted the path of dialogue, have no choice but to mobilize in the workplace, slowing down the entry and exit of trucks.” Measure that was taken at 9:30 a.m. today, Wednesday the 12th, and that was lifted at 12 after agreeing on a new tripartite meeting for next Friday the 14th in Montevideo.
Valeria Pesoa, a Batis worker and a thin base of the Sutcra in Nueva Palmira, explained to EL ECO that this conflict is due to the fact that “we see differences between colleagues, some are paid certain benefits and others are not. Another is that after a contract completion, they are owing us a single item payment. And the work increased and they do not want to recognize that that would be one more categorization “
Batis in Nueva Palmira is in charge of the entry of people and merchandise both in Ontur, Navios and the main gate of Zona Franca, and employs about 25 people, most of them women, only two men, and “our fight is for the eleven compañeras that we are unionized,” said Pesoa.
