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Venalum workers defied military coercion
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Photo William Urdaneta National Guard got up early to the employees of the aluminum smelter that unemployed again pleaded for breach of agreements. The presence of troops, basing their action on an injunction issued by the Labour Court, caused friction, insults and discomfort in the factory. The manager appointed to direct workers' control Venalum Gamluch Rada, said the legal affairs team assesses ways to improve the formula of the normal salary while calling resolve the conceptual differences through understanding, in telephone conversation last night with E the Caroni.
At 5:00 in the morning more than 150 National Guard troops surprised the CVG Venalum workers at the gate 1 of the company.
Lt. Col. Frank Lynch Davila, head of the Detachment 88 of the National Guard, invited the workers to move away from the gates and let in the company fleet. "We are not a country in anarchy, I call up a report," said the lieutenant.
Cash explained that the action took care of the innominate injunction issued by the Court of First Instance First Trial of Labor Division of the State of Bolivar, as of February 13, 2011, which orders the "offensive" and Sutralum Sutrapuval refrain from impeding the entry of the fleet, holding meetings at the gates, promote conflict, among others.
"We've never been to lash out, as has been said, we do our job, we will comply with the law in Guyana. I am not asking to waive their rights, but must act within the law (...) I make a call to open the gates to comply with the law. "
Despite the warrant, the workers continued in assembly. The National Guard troops cordoned off the passage of transport units through the gate 1 and some officials acted to co-pilot to lead the fleet operating areas.
In response to the action, the workers decided to get out of units almost forcibly. Transport entered the factory, yes, but mostly empty.
Manuel Díaz, president of Sutrapuval, condemned the measure implemented and reiterated that workers CVG Venalum, nothing can frighten. Gerardo Perez, president of Sutralum said they will not move the assembly until a satisfactory response.
Invitation to dialogue
In a telephone conversation, the president of CVG-Venalum-Rada Gamluch Correo del Caroni said that the company is open to negotiation.
Team reported that the matters of the state looks for ways to improve the formula of the normal salary, said the company had demonstrated the leadership that is applying the formula under collective bargaining.
The union leadership believes that, by an act approved, it is possible to incorporate other concepts to the formula of the normal salary without having to comply with the collective bargaining process for implementation.
In this regard, said Gamluch can not act with "enforcement" but the dialogue and understanding to find a solution in the coming days.
"We've been trying to investigate, ask, consult several areas in which we differ, which themselves have told us is that the calculation base is maintained as we have been paying."
He said the actions of the National Guard for the performance of an injunction.
Regretted that the last statement the company has fallen on the incorporation of cells and consequently in the recovery of the company.
Tab Discussion, he said, is a subject that can be incorporated into a second phase corporate. He stressed that in the case of CVG Venalum is the company that is working less passive and waiting, before 15 March, cancel debt third on Sunday as a holiday.
Survivor pension
On hunger strike for four retirees claim survivors' pensions, the president of the state invited the Association of Retirees and Pensioners of CVG Venalum (Ajupeve) to continue the dialogue that began in 2010, to study case by case.
