A new measure of force will paralyze tire factories between Thursday and Friday

In what a series of steps there are sung endingthe Single Tire Union (sutna) will again paralyze three roofing factories in the country from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon.

the guild, that is he had already made a 48 -hour strike on Thursday and Friday of last weekclaims a wage increase due to a parity that has not yet expired, but there is an argument that its workers receive a wage ”the bottom line of poverty“and that, conversely, companies in the sector are having”big profits “.

The three factories are located in the territory of Buenos Aires. are the multinationals Pirelli (with plant in Merlo), Bridgestone (Llavallol) and the local fate (with factory in San Fernando).

Between the three they use approx 5,500 workers, fully affiliated with Sutna. The guild is led by Alexander Crespowho on Monday and Tuesday led the delegation that met with lawyers of the firms at the Ministry of Labor.

The offer of the company was made last week and it was at least: a total salary of 330,000 pesos per monthas detailed by the owner of Fate, Javier Madanes Quintanilla, in the newspaper La Nación. At the last meeting, the business proposal remained there are no variations.

The union, in part, is demanding a salary increase of 61.5% and five additional percentage points and increasing 200% during hours worked on the weekends.

This last point will be true. knot of conflict: according to Madanes Quintanilla, the union’s real demand is to work fewer hours and, therefore, that companies should hire more workers. “the guild requires work of six hours in five dayssaid the businessman.

In the absence of an agreement, the union called for a new strike, similar to last week: “A general strike of activities has been declared at the three factories, which will begin on Thursday, May 26 at the beginning of the afternoon shift., And will end. on Friday. 27 at the start of the same turn. “

The leadership of the Sutna, in politics linked to the Labor Partyhas its similarity, because the due date will be on June 30 only. But, according to the minutes of the meetings (which he agreed Clarion), the union proposal was not because of the collective labor agreement but because of what, they said, would be a unequal situation between the present companies and their workers.

“Companies maintain an intransigent position that seems to lack any support, especially at times when all the media is talking about the huge profits they are making“, said the union, according to the minutes.

“We emphasized the value of doing each cover It’s only 1,000 pesos (less than 5 dollars), less than two% of retail value, “the Sutna delegation added.” And that the basic salary of tire workers, without further, is below the poverty line“.

The fact is that the workers of the Japanese subsidiary Bridgestone are not exactly in a situation of poverty: this year, in addition to their salary, they received royalties again. equal to 2% of the company’s revenue (They have been doing this, with delays, since 2004). That bonus was paid two installments of 365,000 pesosreceived 1,550 workers, regardless of hierarchy, on Feb. 11 and May 11.