Is it only a rumor about Sanz departure? Chavez to attend CVG Bauxilum tomorrow? Long article...my points are highlighted.

Diatribes are exacerbated working in Guyana
Written by Henry Parada Lopez - Picture: Pedro Da Silva
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
In just one day, three negative ruling against the CVG and Mibam, and put them in check labor peace in Ciudad Guayana in times of the Fitven
Labor conflicts in the region of Guayana is lit each day more and more. And yesterday, it was only a sample of the great problems experienced by workers in the state, by the lack of attention and responsibility we have the highest authorities of the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining-and-Mibam of the Corporation Venezolana Guayana, CVG-.

One of the main samples of the claims of workers in the region against the Mibam and the CVG, was staged by the mass labor CVG Bauxilum, who decided to leave its point of concentration for nine days on the avenue in the Armed Forces Complejo Industrial de Matanza, to take to the streets of Ciudad Guayana and inform the entire population of the critical conditions in which the company is sensitive of the aluminum sector.

The route taken by the caravan of more than 150 vehicles belonging to employees of this company was on the avenue where the companies Carbornoca CVG, CVG CVG Alcasa and Venalum, seeking support for the workforce of the aforementioned companies and claim the adequacy of technology for these companies.

Then took the avenue Paseo Caroni and Guyana, major road arteries of the city to feel the voice of claims of a group of workers who implored the Mibam redemption of the operational crisis that is the only company producing the main raw material for the production of primary aluminum.

The point of arrival of the caravan was referred to the building of the Corporate CVG in Alta Vista, where the union leadership of Sutralúmina, Suprobaux and Sintrabauxilum and some unions that had their support, conducted an assembly of workers to demand the authorities of the CVG that resources are made available immediately to the adequacy of technological CVG Bauxilum.

Jose Sanchez, secretary general of Sutralúmina, said that all this claim can not be branded as "political" or "election" because it is clearly the greatest concern of a worker who sees his company as it falls to pieces by neglect government. "They can not say that workers in CVG Bauxilum guarimberos us because our sole purpose was to save us from the debacle that was operating submerged."

He commented further that this whole situation is within CVG Bauxilum by the irresponsibility of the national government, particularly the minister Sanz, who has not heeded the call for help made by the workers for more than six months. "This situation we reported in all national and nothing has been done and it is mischievous and irresponsible to say that this is a political move by the union leadership that is manipulating the workers."

For his part Antonio Rivas, general secretary of Suprobaux announced the difficult situation which is operating the plant, where one of the stages of the process of alumina production was "paralyzed" by the lack of supplies and spare parts within the plant.

He indicated that the technical workers of the production processes of CVG Bauxilum remain at the plant to ensure the smooth conduct of business productivity, despite suggestions from related to the production has been conducting "exercises" that endangered the operation of the plant.

Rivas said that they have technical information that some managers are using "polymer losers", which can cause serious damage to the plant and especially the wickets that make the scanning of the Bauxite ore for processing into alumina.

Further alleged that some managers of the company are denying access to workers from CVG Bauxilum they are doing production work at the plant, an action that violates service agreements pussycat required to ensure the production of alumina for companies CVG Venalum and CVG Alcasa.

After the words addressed by the union leadership, the caravan of workers returned to their places of concentration in the industrial complex in Matanza, but not before conducting a tour of the offices of Edelca and the crowded field of Unare II in Puerto Ordaz.




Pending the Minister




Another union raised his voice in complaint with the idleness of the Mibam was Sunep CVG, which made it clear that the only person who will be meeting with today is the minister of Basic Industries and Mining Corporation and president of the Venezuelan Guyana, Rodolfo Sanz.

"We as a union seriously and responsibly we say that the truce that workers were held with Minister Sanz and that's why we say that we are not going to sit down with their legal advisers or not with the team of officials from Human Resources, because with them We have not found any understanding, "said Juan Gomez, secretary general of SunepCVG.

Gomez also indicated that the hour is to conduct the meeting will be scheduled by the minister himself Sanz, who would be at 11 am today, and that workers will not wait another minute by the arrival of Minister. "We do not accept any excuses, much less the arrival of President Chavez to Guyana, (...) I think that workers should receive respect and we respect the call for truce."

The secretary general of Sunep CVG complained about the bureaucratic delay that has become the demand of workers' rights in the CVG by legal channels established by the Constitution and the Organic Law of Labor, because this institution has union More than 3 months asking for the minimum service required to make the call to strike.

This point was supported by the most representative association of workers of the company Sural, Isaic Lopez, who also said that more than 2 months has also demanded that legal requirement to make the call for general strike. "We're not desperate to go to a general strike that we are aware that a strike with no one wins, but this is the only resource we have workers to demand respect and that the employer is left to trample worker."

Lopez also criticized the work of the Labor Inspectorate in following up cases that were discussed and agreed within the negotiating table, because representatives of the sural have repeatedly violated the agreements reached within the same instance, and you have not done any type of sanction or facilitating the issuance of pussycat services to employees of Sural.




President ¿how much is worth 5 minutes of your time?




This singular question was undertaken by a representation of more than 100 Pioneers Steelworkers who bet as usual in the administrative building of the CVG to demand a response to the situation of more than two years of waiting to have the members of this association for civil the benefits violated by the national government.

The chairman of the Pioneers Steelworkers explained that the approach to cancel President Chavez monetarily for his clear and valuable time is that the builders of Siderurgica del Orinoco are cansandos of mockery that have exercised the four ministers who have Mibam this post during the implatanción of this Ministry.

"We are able to do a collection among all the pioneers, pass it on to President Chavez to explain the reasons for our requirement and that we ask, we know that you are the person who can give us the solution to our cause," said Steelworkers president of the Pioneers.

Also exhibited are tired of the constant mockery that has taken the minister Rodolfo Sanz to the plight of the Pioneers who have raised their steel solution from every possible way and the only response is to continue "the expected bitter."




Response from the CVG




Taking all these protests, stoppages, threats of strikes and labor demands, the viceprisidente of the Corporation Venezolana de Guayana, CVG, Alfredo Arcila, along with the presidents of the four aluminum expressed that all the stoppages are illegal and are in use compromising the heritage of the state.

He indicated that whatever happened in CVG Bauxilum guarimba is a policy of the union leaders together with opposition political actors who seek to generate controversy to the city and desacriditar management Sanz minister and the authorities of the CVG. Moreover assured that this paralysis is happening in CVG Bauxilum does not have the support of 90% of workers, that is not justified, since they have rejected the proposal of 80 billion bolivars strengths that have been filed by the CVG and Mibam . "The union leadership is using the process of closing doors to keep out a worker at the plant (...) If there is an interest in rescuing the plant is no justification for the refusal of not receiving our proposal, which follows open. "




Strange silence




The Vice President of the CVG and Interim President of CVG Bauxilum, remained silent on the questions about rumors of the departure of Hector Herrera Jimenez of CVG Bauxilum, commenting that he is not authorized to give an answer on this decision, also said that rumors Sanz and the departure of his person of CVG are rumors created by members of the opposition who are against the progress of the company.

Arcila also had to be speaking on productivity levels of alumina, as it said the stoppage was affecting the production of the main raw material for aluminum, but that until now had not lowered the levels of production of alumina in CVG Bauxilum.

On the problems existing in the CVG, the general manager of Corporate Legal Affairs of the CVG, Diana Chacrón, said that the demand of 35 billion bolivars strengths required by Sunep CVG are not covered by the labor laws of the country, much less within the Collective Labor Convention, 2005-2007.

The directors of the CVG also blamed the media in the region on the situation of stalemate that exists in the CVG, saying that some journalists have misrepresented the information and had given too much space to union officials who had no reason to claim a compensatory bonus that is not complied with the law.







Agenda of the conflict for tomorrow




Tomorrow is expected to CVG Bauxilum union representatives and employees of this company take advantage of the visit of President Hugo Chávez Frías, to express its own voice in the crisis aluminic operation of the plant, with hopes that this will be the mass work of this company search for "heaven and earth" to the President of the Republic.

Another possible conflict that may arise in the region is the work stoppage at the CVG, as the warning from the union was put on the table, saying that only meet with the president of the CVG.




The same speech




A refusal to mention the press conference held by the authorities of the CVG and the company's aluminum were the words of the official Diana Chocron, expressing that part of the blame for the situation in the CVG is the media who do not give space to representatives of the Corporation to give part of their testimony.

It is public knowledge in the population guayacitana that during the two months of conflict is the first time that the authorities of the CVG express their point of view of the situation, in addition to completely deny press access to the offices of the CVG since the allegations came from the directors' labor CVG, the verbal abuse from some of the people who were in the place against a worker over 10-year career within the corporation.

Furthermore it is also unfortunate that people of high rank in the region hide in this speech repeated and manipulator of blaming the media of the conflict within a company or a region, knowing that the media are just a channel of information that is freely accessible to all people of the region.