Negotiations failed and transport unions ratify strike – 26/11/2018

In protest against the impact of the income tax on the workers of their unions, the CATT (Confederation of Argentine Transport Workers) ratified the call to the bademblies for this Tuesday between 4 and 7 am, which will affect the services of trains, buses and medium and long distance buses, ports, subways, planes and trucks.

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He confirmed it to Clarin its holder Juan Carlos Schmid, after the meeting he led with the transport ministers, Guillermo Dietrichand production Dante Sica. However, they were gathered but by sectoral tables.

The impact of the force measurement will depend onhow each guild works, commented a trade unionist at this newspaper. As the bademblies are in the workplace, it will depend on the compliance and how the delegates act to summon the workers. And a fact to take into account for metro users whose service starts at 17:30: an internal without a return between the Metrodelegados and the UTA, the first commented then that "these bademblies do not work for us, but that does not mean that an UTA delegate will delay training". Clarín lHe attracted Roberto Fernández to know his position, but he did not attend. In any case, the service could suffer.

Trade unionists believe that service in the different sectors should be fully standardized at 9 am. Schmid, after attending a port meeting – he also holds the Fempinra (Federation of Port Guilds) – will give a press conference at the entrance of TRP terminal, located in Ramón Castillo and Comodoro Py, in the district of retirement.

Similarly, Aeronavegantes' Juan Pablo Brey will perform at Aeroparque alongside Hugo "Cachorro" Godoy, Secretary General of ATE, and leaders of ATEANAC. The newspaper also confirmed that the other five guilds in the area would also hold bademblies; which will generate a new three-hour strike.

Trade unionists who met on Monday with ministers Dietrich and Sica did not expect to find an answer to their demands, such as the reduction of the rate or the total exemption for wage gains. Moreover: one hour before the beginning of the meeting with the officials, the CATT had confirmed, via a communiqué, the call to the bademblies on Tuesday.

Clarin consulted Schmid if the government tried to deactivate the bademblies but said that "there was no such intention " but to internalize regarding the scope of force measurement.

Accompanied by the bearers Schmid, Roberto Fernandez (UTA), Omar Maturano (Fraternity), Sergio Sasia (Union of Railways), Marcos Castro (Captains of Overseas), Guillermo Coria (Guincheros), Juan Pablo Brey (Aeronavegantes) and Rubén Fernández, Senior Aeronautical Staff

No substantive issues regarding earnings and bonuses have been resolved, but, as the short ministerial part says, "the meeting was defined as a forum for dialogue between the two ministries and the trade union sector within the Office. Logistics, which will meet periodically to badyze the challenges of the sector. "These meetings will begin to develop after the G20. For Schmid, "profits continue to grow as Frankenstein, which affects both production and wages". Has this leader asked to reduce "the current heavy tax burden".

Maturano raised another question: he asked the ministers to intervene so that railway workers receive the $ 5,000 bonus; something that for the moment there is no view of what is going on. As far as his paritaria had made a readjustment in October.

Finally, Brey and Rubén Fernández – the latter, is one of five unions that fought a fierce battle against Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral because of the common problem and the suspension of 376 employees – gathered to find solutions.