Tyres: The government is asking for import exemption and a key meeting is expected today

In light of the government’s pressure To open the importThe leadership of the United Tire Workers Union of Argentina (Sutna), which leads Alexander Crespoand business Activity will resume this Wednesday negotiations at the Ministry of Labor, in an attempt to resolve the months-long standoff, after a fourth recess was agreed last Monday in the absence of a deal.

The new meeting comes after the national government announced it will allow tire imports if a union conflict at the sector’s factories is not resolved at today’s meeting, and it will also make spare parts supplies available to automotive terminals. According to the Minister of Economy, customs “in order to continue production” Serge Massa.

Last Monday, unionists and businessmen negotiated a solution to a serious conflict that had been going on for five months in the ministerial department at Avenida Leandro N. Alem 600, but they failed to reach an agreement, for which the union ratified a general strike. and blockades of companies.

The parties will resume the dialogue Today from 2 o’clock Under the watch of Gabriela Marcello, the national director of labor relations and regulations, however, the conflict deepened on Tuesday. Temporary closure of business.

Argentina is paralyzed: no tires

The conflict, which started with the demand for wages and then deepened from other demands, has already paralyzed the production of the companies. Bridgestone, Pirelli i fate The same thing happened in the four terminals of the automotive industry.

plant of Ford From the city of Buenos Aires, General Pacheco, two shifts have been paralyzed since Monday “due to the lack of tires to equip the transport”, while taking the same decision. Fiat, Chevy i Toyotafrom the city of Zarate.

Crespo ratified on Tuesday that at a meeting scheduled for today in the labor portfolio, led by Minister Claudio Moroni, there must be “a response from the employers who are holding the country hostage” and blamed these companies for the conflict situation.

The union, according to the leader, rejected a 38% wage increase in the labor portfolio after more than 20 hearings, calling for an indefinite strike a few days ago, which was ratified, as well as blockades for firms.

The companies rejected the methodology used by Sutna, which they accused of “political and trade union interests” over their membership. Workers’ Party (PO) and “for the use of illegal, authoritarian and anti-democratic practices that violate freedom of movement and work”, indicating that workers will receive today Total salary 400 thousand pesos.

For Crespo, employers are trying to impose a joint 2021-22 shutdown, ignore claims and offer a paltry 38% rise for 2022-23, which Pirelli and Bridgestone rejected when they said they had submitted five pay rise proposals since last March. . Above inflation, “Sutna insisted on increasing the value of weekend working hours by up to 200%,” they said.