Uruguay
The Uruguayan government set minimum services amid the conflict at Terminal Cuenca del Plata
The National Directorate of Labor informed the company and the union of a resolution that requires essential tasks to be maintained if union action is taken. Negotiations remain open, with differences persisting over daily wages and the duration of the agreement.
The national director of Labor, Marcela Barrios, informed the company and the union at Terminal Cuenca del Plata of a government resolution establishing minimum services amid the labor dispute, according to Subrayado.
Under that resolution, if the union decides to take action, it must ensure the performance of tasks considered essential to operations. Barrios said those services include logistics, crane operations, signalmen and drivers, as well as other functions typical of port activity.
According to Subrayado, the official explained that the scheme defined by the government is different from the union guard the union had previously established, because it is based on a technical analysis to determine which tasks must be guaranteed.
Barrios also said the decision does not eliminate the right to strike, but rather requires the minimum services detailed for the container terminal to remain in operation.
Meanwhile, talks continue. The director of Labor said, according to Subrayado, that the course of the negotiations is changing and that the government is seeking to reach an agreement on the substance of the conflict.
Among the main points of disagreement between the parties are the minimum daily wages guaranteed for some workers and the length of the agreement: the workers are proposing a two-year term and the company is seeking five.
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