Representatives of various transport unions announced an indefinite strike on June 27 after they could not reach an agreement with the union. Ministry of transportation. After meeting with executive branchJavier Marchese, President National Union of Heavy Haulers (UNT), gave the government a deadline of this Sunday to meet their demands.
“We have indicated to the minister that if he does not bring us an emergency decree or a decree-law or an emergency, we are not going to suspend the strike or something like that,” he said.
Abraham Mileanother of the representatives of the union of carriers, argued that there was still no consensus on the five points of the list of claims.
“We agree that in order to participate in Council of Ministers at the meeting they are going to hold from the senior managers. So far, nothing has been finalized, we are waiting for the completion of five points and reaching a consensus, but the strike continues,” he said.
Recall that last Friday, a high-level commission of executive power held a working meeting with the heads of cargo carriers to address their requirements; however, at the end of the dialogue, both sides did not reach an agreement.
unemployment indefinitely
manager this morning Martin OjedaDirector National Board of Surface Transportationclarified that the strike of carriers is indefinite, and not just this Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, and explained that the government must resolve “structural issues” this weekend in order for this shutdown to be suspended.
In an interview with RPP NewsOjeda questioned Council President Aníbal Torres and Transport Minister Juan Barranzuela for minimizing the union’s demands and ensuring that some sectors were not going to comply with the stop announced this Monday, June 27. .
“This does not surprise us, because this is the executive branch, which is used to joining illegal transport contrary to the principles of the public interest. This minister (Barranzuela) the first thing he did when he took office was to meet with illegal transport, so he does not surprise us that you do not know who are the subjects of this economic activity,” he said.
In detail, the demands of this sector are focused on, among other things, higher fuel prices, higher toll prices. Justifying the nationwide strike, which will take place from this Monday, June 27, the leader guaranteed that there would be no roadblocks that could harm the population that day.
Unions that joined the strike
Chancay Carriers Association announced that he would continue an indefinite strike on June 27. Louis Carrillothe president of this union, argued that the decision to support the forceful measure was due to the fact that the agreements with the government had not yet been completed.
“The first issue is the rise in fuel prices, the second issue is the mandatory minimum cost, the reservation of cargo during mining and other works, the elimination of port operators’ routes in relation to oil carriers. Bolivia D Ecuador, tolls, driver’s license. On all these issues, an agreement was allegedly reached at some point, protocols were signed, a settlement is underway, but so far nothing,” he said.
Louis Carrillo assured that they tried to talk to Government give way to the proposals made in the Imperial decrees, and explained that this would be the only way to avoid indefinite unemployment.
“No complaints from now on. What is needed is to reach a good understanding with the government and at least an important percentage, it can be 80% of the issues, to try to lift the strike. There is a lot of walking, a lot of promises and even nothing concrete at the moment,” he said.
The union leader said that Shankai His organization consists of approximately 500 trucks and trailers, including trucks and trailers.
The National Union of Heavy Haulers has announced that various unions will support an indefinite strike in the absence of an agreement with representatives Ministry of transportation.
“For more than a month we have been talking almost daily with legal teams, technical specialists from the Ministry of Transportation, and today we were waiting for them to give us an answer, because we have already explained and discussed our problems and our proposed solutions, it turns out that today they are saying, that the dialogue continued as if they didn’t know the problem. We didn’t come to any agreement because they didn’t offer us anything,” said Javier Marchese, president of the union.
In its turn, Cesar Guarnisthe national coordinator of the agrarian unions, indicated that they would comply with this measure of force as a measure of protest against Congress for holding the Agrarian Plenum without prior coordination of the agenda with trade union organizations.
“We are going on a 48-hour strike to tell him that we farmers exist, those of us who feed people. They held an agrarian plenary session behind our back. We did not consult with him and did not prioritize. after all,” he said.
On Monday, June 27, the government will also hold a nationwide strike. peasant roundswho reject the approval of the law on the recognition of self-defense and rural development committees, which, in their opinion, weakens these organizations.
“The question of self-defence is not only unconstitutional, it threatens our lives, it threatens our organization of patrols. We have achieved national pacification without any weapons,” said leader Marino Flores.
Claim sheet
Among the demands of Mr. National Union of Heavy Carriers are the reduction in fuel prices, the restitution of freight transport as a public service and a set of measures to restore the economy of its participants.
“In principle (we are asking) to establish minimum mandatory operating costs, reduce diesel, fuel problem, eliminate unfair competition from Ecuadorians, Bolivians, port concessions and cargo reservations in the region,” commented his president.
“What happens to us is that we work with predatory goods, that we devour ourselves. We are absorbing ourselves because the market is not paying us what we really need to mobilize,” he added.
Despite this, the leader assured that during the nationwide strike, which will begin on June 27, there will be no roadblocks. On the same line Martin OjedaDirector National Board of Surface Transportationguaranteed that on that day there would be no checkpoints capable of harming the population.
Government cuts unemployment
This Friday, Prime Minister Anibal Torres confirmed that “negotiations with carriers are ongoing” before some heavy haulers’ unions announced an indefinite strike on 27 June.
During the press conference, the head Cabinet He also denied the possibility a lack of capital markets in the face of possible carrier strike. He added that if this forceful measure is introduced, then only from “some sectors of the carriers.”
“There is a threat of a transport strike on Monday, but negotiations with carriers continue. It is likely that there will be no strike, or if there is a strike, it will be only in some sectors of the carriers. especially for 10 days of lack of markets. This is not true,” he said.
For his part, the head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, John Barranzuelanoted that the dialogue with all transport unions continues and has not been interrupted, assuring that his department continues to “work on resolving their requirements and seeking consensus.”
John Barranzuela He added that there was a predisposition to reaching a consensus and said that all documents and bills would probably be received today for submission through Council of Ministers and submitted to Congress for the purpose of seeking final solutions.
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