Needless up to the gates of CVG
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Kristy Spitschka
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Photo Pablo Ruiz

Employees of the Corporation Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) is awaiting the record-setting minimum services to account for 120 hours that will allow you to activate the right to strike, as established by the Labour Act (LOT).

Because of the blackouts, which have risen this week in Ciudad Guayana, the Labour Inspectorate "Alfredo Maneiro" failed to print the car that puts at risk the labor harmony in the CVG, after the National Union of Public Employees Unica the CVG (Sunep-CVG) requested the change specifications to conflicting demands in order to strike indefinitely.

The secretary-general Sunep CVG, Juan Gomez, said that the provision of representatives of the corporation is nil, which is why there is no argument that since the CVG seems credible. "We have spent years waiting for response by the benefits of workers and to date, and amid conciliation, it has been impossible to ensure that the company recognizes that it owes to workers.

"We declare zero hour in the CVG, because even though we have not delivered the indictment minimum services, he lost confidence and credibility to the corporation," said Gomez.

However, trade union officials on Thursday will go back to the Inspectorate to seek legal requirement, hoping that the cuts that have headed to the Guyanese not interfere with diligence.

It should be remembered that this conflict occurs as a result of the union's claim for payment of 35 thousand strong bolivars, recognition of travel time, utilities, calculating liabilities labour endowment implements security, among others.

Cioly Moreno, legal adviser Sunep-CVG, said that 21 points or condensed demands in the statement conflicting have aroused little or no interest in the company to resolve conciliatory path. "The debt of 35 thousand bolivars strong is because of differences in social benefits. This situation affects more than 1,200 employees of the CVG."

Case of maritime workers
In the premises of the Labour Inspectorate "Alfredo Maneiro" Puerto Ordaz contacted the secretary general of the Sindicato de Trabajadores del Instituto de Channeling, Goitte Leon, who just as Gomez, Sunep-CVG, said the state company shows reluctant to consider requests from the workforce.

The handling of the discussion of the draft convention of collective work and a list of demands are the reasons why Goitte visited on Wednesday the labour office.

You are aware that the Channel Navigation can hardly be paralysed for the same labor standards and the Magna Carta. However, said that the company uses this strategic plan to be indifferent to violations of labor rights, arguing that "there is no cash flow."

Goitte is asking a panel of high level to end this conflict while cautioning that protest actions will be taken and that accordingly, will be affected Ferrominera Orinoco.

"We have more than 20 fruitless months with meetings, which seem a mockery towards workers. We ask a panel of high level or on the contrary, minimum services for the right to strike," said Goitte.

Requests the president Incanal that if indeed the intention is to avoid a conflict of highest proportion, then respond to requests for renewal of a collective bargaining agreement expired 10 years ago. Salary fair allocation of work implements, food and even recognition of the union leadership are some of the demands of this union.

Affected by light

The Labour Inspectorate "Alfredo Maneiro" has not escaped the blackouts that occur daily in Ciudad Guayana. Officials of the regional coordination of Minpptrass confessed on Monday that since the power interruptions are daily and up to 5 times in one morning and part of the afternoon.

On Wednesday, while covering the two press conferences, the building Gina was without electricity, forcing the cessation of functions of the office of the busy office job.

Workers, meanwhile, do not fit that arming more patience and wait for electricity to play in their favor. Conditions such as those most critical of Sunep-CVG, merit expect to be able to activate the right to strike.

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