The gendarmes begin a national strike blocking access to prisons: "We will not accept more miseries" | National

The Penitentiary Workers Front fulfilled its threat. After 00:30 Monday, they began their national strike for an indefinite period.

"We will not accept more miseries We want to be worthy of prison labor Andres Segovia, spokesman for the Prison Workers' Front, said today

Next, the leaders of the gendarmerie have called for the delivery of units of Arica to Porvenir: "an unpublished day Gendarmerie of Chile", they declared.

In particular, as the l 39; details a statement issued in the early hours of Monday, it began with the closure of access to prisons.

Meanwhile, starting at 8 am, will begin an information day for all staff for two hours, they will not allow the entry or exit of detainees, except in special and urgent cases.

Of course, visits will be made regularly. each province to record, in photos or emptied the actions developed in order to report permanently to the national repertoire.

In the meantime, they expect the government to respond to the demands made by the union, demanding an improvement in the prison career.

Among the petitions, three key points are related to the stagnation of the official career: retirement incentive bonus, graduation bonus. and redistribution of facilities.

In principle, it was stated that gendarmerie agents would meet Monday with the Ministry of Justice. "We have not had an approach," said Segovia himself.

He insisted that last Wednesday's meeting with the authorities was "humiliating" for the prison movement, as the executive did not respond to their requests in a concrete manner.

Meanwhile, the president of the National Association of NCOs and Gendarmes, Jorge Pinochet, warned that the mobilizations could be radicalized, depending on the actions of La Moneda. "It depends on the government to stop when? Tomorrow they will submit a proposal to improve what they proposed to us on Wednesday, the responsibility is theirs," he said.

The five gendarmerie guilds had been in talks for four months. And the last meeting lasted three hours at the Ministry of Justice. "We were responsible for delivering the proposals and supplies, on the basis of those agreed to work 30 days in advance, however, they were not taken into account by the executive. "said Pinochet at the end of last Wednesday's meeting.

Previously, the Prison Workers' Front had announced the start of this weekend. a general strike since Tuesday if the government has not yielded to their demands. But finally, they chose to start paralysis on Monday