THE Metalworkers’ Union (UOM) started this Tuesday the third strike so far occurred in March. The measure of force is 72 hours and takes place after the failure of the negotiations for the closure of the joint venture in the sector.
It is the third strike carried out by the sector in March and affects the factories. Tenaris and Ternium (of the Techint group), Acerbrag, Gerdau and Acindar (which is with its sole standing).
The next public equality between the representatives of the union and the Argentine Chamber of Steel It is scheduled for next Monday.
The union is asking for it tie salaries to inflation and accuses companies, especially Techint, of liquidating salaries by increasing prices month after month.
So far the workers have received three raises in the last three months – 15% in December, 15% in January and 22% in February – as advance payments for closing the joint venture. Furthermore, at the request of the union, the company anticipated the payment of the first installation of the performance bonus which, in the case of Ternium, is of 1.6 million dollars net.
The UOM, for its part, claims that even with these increases wages are lost 10% compared to the inflation of that period. In response, Techint says that thanks to the progress made on behalf of the joint venture, they are not that far from the IPC.
The assembly of the UOM, which is in charge, took place on Monday Abel Furlanin San Nicolás, where the strike was ratified and The trade unionist denounces the Techint group.
Paolo Rocca, number one of the steel holding company, said this last week They were considering moving production from the Tenaris plant in Campana to other units in other countries to deal with pending deliveries.
Regarding the energetic measures of the UOM, in dialogue with a local media from Campana, he stated: “These actions, which we have not seen for 30 years, “they put at risk the relationships that Tenaris maintains with its customers”and also highlighted the impact they imply “for working families”.
Rocca stated that “we are in the midst of a very important crisis, in which we need to export and continue to operate to maintain jobs”, while He described the union strikes as “political”.
“It seems to me that (the strike) It is inappropriate and excessive to where we were in the negotiations,” he said, in turn, Martin Berardo, executive president of Ternium to a local media outlet.
Source: Clarin
