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The industrial cordon gets mobilized.
Por (translation: mark) -
Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2004 at 7:29 PM
Friday 23rd of July In what´s left of the industrial cordon that surround the city of Rosario, a mobilization took place against the conflicts faced by workers at Sulfacid and Fábrica Militar, both in the city of Fray Luis Beltrán. More than 500 workers from the most mobilized unions of the region traveled seven kilometers by foot during the march which was called by CTA Santa Fe and CGT San Lorenzo. e city of Rosario, a mobilization took place against the conflicts facing workers at Sulfacid and Fábrica Militar, both in the city of Fray Luis Beltrán. More than 500 workers from the most mobilized unions of the region traveled seven kilometers by foot during the march. The march was called by CTA Santa Fe and CGT San Lorenzo.
Two weeks have passed since on July 9 the management of the Sulfacid company closed the doors and went forward with a series of very hard measures which violated the covenants of the company, including a cut in salary, the dismissal of 56 workers, the suspension of another three hundred and union violations. In these two weeks of struggle the dispute has seen advances and setbacks.
On Tuesday the 20th of July and Thursday the 22nd, the day of the march, the conflict was discussed in the Ministerio de Trabajo (Labour Ministry) among representatives of business and union leaders. In spite of the advances achieved by the workers, the business is still continuing with dismissals and union violations. The workers, in the assembly carried out on the afternoon of Friday the 23rd, have reaffirmed their demand for the complete reinstation of all those dismissed.
Another conflict that discussed in Thursday´s assembly is that of the Fábrica Militar in Fray Luis Beltrán. Workers are making various demands, the most conflictive of which is that 110 employees should be given permanent status. That would represent one third of the workers.