Employees hope to have a collective convention model within the other miners of the south.

Natalie Garci'a
Photo William Urdaneta

Workers aspire to improve the conditions through a collective convention of outpost

After elections celebrated the past 16 of September, they were designated to Edwar Lopez, like Secretary General; Jose Infant, secretary of work and reclamations; Pinto Andres, secretary of finances; Ruby Chirinos, act secretary and correspondence; Alan Grouse, secretary of organization; Jose Benítez, secretary of social security; Luis Guanipa, secretary of culture and sports; Luis Jiménez, first vowel, and Jose Linares; secondly vocal.

Lopez removed 176 votes from the universe of 200 voters who attended the ballot boxes, which gives to understand the confidence in him deposited by the working class. “We want that the production is in truth with social character and that it is itself reflected in the bordering populations”, the new Secretary General expressed.

On the other hand Jose Benítez was thankful for the support of the workers and commented that they will do all the possible one to recover the benefits that during five years did not receive, to be the company handled by the transnational Hecla American.

They request 60% of increase
Also the representatives informed who the abuses and the violation of the human rights stopped within the company, thing seen very well by the miners. They indicated that they have received great receptivity from the Inspectoría of the Work of Guasipati, whose inspector Jose Rodolfo Devera, “been has fit to right, and Mud wall has been pronounced of opportune way when there is some conflict”, according to Atilio, legal adviser of the union.

Within the challenges of Sintracallaomining it has been obtaining the approval of a collective hiring that it contemplates a wage increase of the 60 percent, taking as advance a 15 percent granted by the miner for months. Combined to this they have predicted to ask for a house plan, a club for the workers, a HCM that arrives at the 100 thousand strong bolivars from cover and the payment from 120 days of utilities.