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The president of the SEAL said Wednesday that the bosses already recognized the existence of precariousness in the port of Setúbal and accepted a "much more important" integration than originally planned.
"At present, the bosses also recognize that the port of Setúbal is facing a problem of precariousness, accepting a much larger integration than originally envisaged," said Antonio Mariano, in a note posted on the site. Union web.
However, according to the trade unionist, a "platform for a collective agreement" in this area has not yet been accepted, in order to guarantee "to all those who are not hired without a work priority system your future".
António Mariano pointed out that the SEAL did not respond to the ultimatums, a format they considered "unworthy of an issue to be dealt with with maturity and sense of responsibility, both vis-à-vis the workers who guarantee the proper functioning of the ports that of the economy that depends on it ".
On Monday, the Minister of the Sea was already assured that the union, the operators and the port administration were open to solve the problem of precariousness in Setúbal, noting that there was a disagreement on the trading model.
"At this moment, we have the will and openness to solve the problem of precariousness (…), although there is a divergence between unions and companies. Another party is proposing 48 new contracts, and I think it will be possible to reach an agreement, "Ana Paula Vitorino told reporters before the end of the meeting between the government and 13 entities to discuss the situation. employment of the future Setúbal settlers, who have not worked since 5 November.
According to the manager, the most important difference lies in the bargaining model, as the SEAL says it should continue to completely stop the port, while the operators want the handlers to return to work, as long as Overtime strike and not all working time is in effect. For the meeting, the government issued a memorandum containing five proposals, encompassing "concessions" from all parties.
According to the document to which the journalists had access, inter alia, the Port Authority of Setúbal and Sesimbra (APSS) proposed, within three weeks, an "unequivocal" recommendation on the number of permanent and temporary staff members. to suspend the status quo. Negotiations continue Thursday at the Ministry of the Sea in Lisbon.
About 90 workers engaged in the port of Setúbal by the Port Operations Company Operestiva, some for more than ten years and others for over twenty years, have protested against the precarious situation, demanding first and foremost a collective labor contract .
At the same time, the dockers working at the SEAL are on strike to do an extraordinary job, which will continue until January 2019 to defend the freedom of trade union membership. This strike concerns the ports of Lisbon, Setúbal, Sines, Figueira da Foz, Leixões, Caniçal (Madeira), Ponta Delgada and Praia da Vitória (Azores).
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