Another fire for this Captain of Industry to extinguish (good luck)

Workers facing unemployment CVG Alcasa
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Pushing, punching and even throws in Alcasa there, where on Wednesday the contractor will shake the day to tear down the main gate of the company as a sign of refusal to stop going for the fourth week.

Clavel A. Rangel Jimenez
crangel@correodelcaroni.com
César Flores Photo



Sintralcasa Secretary General, José Gil, ensures that the processing of payment of liabilities and is approved by president Hugo Chávez Early and a neglect of the cooperative guards taunted the fence Alcasa Workers Union (Sintralcasa) overthrew the main gate and went running up other doors of the state, which went on strike.

And on another occasion had attempted to enter. On 2 February, 11 days after the beginning of permanent staff protest the pioneer of aluminum, the contract presented to the secretary general, José Gil, that the brunt of the stay were the cooperative.

That day there was an outbreak of violence was deterred from screaming. But this time, the cooperative took by surprise the union and passed along in a struggle that produced hits, hand wringing, cries, kicks and even a detainee by the National Guard.

The leaders and closer to the union tried to stop the cooperative members were furious, pointing out that the 25-day protest has not benefited at all.

Sintralcasa leaders accused the leaders of the cooperative have been paid by the state president, Elio Sayago, to attack the "custodians" of the gates, the rest of the contract, Gil said, were handled with the "excuse "you can not charge for the mobilization of the union.

Was said in all, were threatened each other and, once outside, Gil invited to walk together. "Unfortunately today's episode (yesterday) is a sabotage of a group of peers," said the leader from the top of a truck.

"Their struggle is ours"
Sintralcasa leader assessed that the activity of cooperatives respond to the "last kick of the drowned man" for trying to break up a demonstration that, from their perspective, has produced "success." "Their fight is ours," he told the cooperative by some speakers, and separated by two gates lifted. "We have always been allies, because they try to use the need for the cooperative, which is why we do not move from here until Sayago leaves the company."

In a statement to the media reported that the secretary general point that will resolve the conflict and was signed by President Hugo Chávez, missing only the approval of the National Assembly and Finance.

He lamented the situation of the cooperative, in fact, have up to eight weeks without pay. "Fortunately they were unsuccessful, attempted to take direct control actions. Here is the union saying the conflict is not against the production, but against bureaucracy and against incapable management. "

According to Gil the company has the possibility to cancel it, but trying to destabilize "playing" with the hunger of the contract.

He said the union struggle and protest has included the 600 cooperative members who work in the factory, and reported that the worker held at the "confusion" was released.

Neither one, nor with other
Marita Rios, spokeswoman for the cooperative movement, expressed his vision of the conflict. "The biggest problem is that this week there are seven which have not been paid why do not we become? Because we do not have the purchase orders to bill why do not we? Because users must be in for broadcast applications, pass management of popular economy and pass it to services where they make the order with which we check. While the gate is closed, people are not going to come and we will solve the problem. "

Rios said that the cooperatives are not manipulated by anyone. "We do not throw away or to one side or the other, because both the president and the executive has taken the train three fortnights and us nothing. The union claimed, the alcasianos charged and three fortnights. So we can not be either one side or another. "

More than anything, says Rivers, "this is a political conflict but we are concerned."

The protest of the cooperative, which could worsen the condition of the factory, ended at 7:00 pm after talks with the union and agree to meet today to seek joint actions.

Other spokesmen for the unions, as Jorge Azocar, reported that he fears for his life because the gate was issued threats with firearms.

"The situation is becoming more critical"

The president of CVG Alcasa, Elio Sayago, reported by telephone to Correo del Caroni that the condition of the plant is becoming more critical, the change of the coals, bathing, and because they have divested four cells.

The company, according Sayago, remains in operation but increasingly weakened. "The cooperatives are determinants Alcasa operations."

He noted that attendance at the special meeting of the National Assembly stated that it was "very uncomfortable for us to have opened the gates of Venalum CVG Alcasa and remain closed."