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Pablo Moyano had to postpone the strike of the Truckers Union and now talks about a march to Plaza de Mayo - Infobae
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Pablo Moyano tuvo que postergar el paro del Sindicato de Camioneros y ahora habla de una marcha a Plaza de Mayo
El gremialista había amenazado con que “no se iba a mover una hoja ni una pluma” si el gobierno de Milei no homologaba los aumentos. La Casa Rosada no cedió y, sin embargo, no hubo huelga. Anunciaron un plenario sindical para el jueves. El trasfondo del conflicto
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April 08, 2024
The union member had threatened that “not a leaf or a pen was going to move” if the Milei government did not approve the increases. The Casa Rosada did not give in and, however, there was no strike. They announced a union plenary session for Thursday. The background of the conflict
By Ricardo Carpena
Pablo Moyano, the "perfect" enemy for Javier Milei's government
The Teamsters Union was caught in a dilemma. It became evident after Pablo Moyano threatened that this Monday he was not going to “move a leaf or a pen in the country” and, surprisingly, the leader backtracked and had to announce that only this Thursday a decision will be made. measure of strength in a plenary session of workers chaired by his father, Hugo Moyano.
Faced with the threat, the Government did not give in and even redoubled its bet: the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, confirmed that they will not approve the last joint agreement for Truckers (45% in two sections, 25% for March and 20% for April) and in the Ministry of Labor, led by Julio Cordero, they warned that a strike will be declared “illegitimate” because “it will harm all Argentines to pressure to obtain a favorable ruling for him (Moyano), and this is violating the rule of law.” .
Pablo Moyano's reversal became known on Sunday night, after it became clear over the weekend that the Casa Rosada had hardened its position. Now, Camioneros does not have many ways out of this trap. Without dialogue with officials, he must now carry out his threat to carry out the strike so as not to show weakness. But he already had to postpone the announcement of the protest that was going to begin this Monday and Hugo Moyano's eldest son, who spoke of a 48-hour strike, has just said in a television interview that "it could also be a great mobilization to Plaza de May".
Luis Caputo confirmed that the Government will not approve the joint agreement for Truckers (Photo Reuters)
Will a street mobilization stop a leaf or a pen from moving, as promised? In the same interview, conducted by Crónica TV, he explained why they did not go on strike this Monday: “Because with the five or six days of holiday, legally the deadline (to pay the increase) expires on April 11; If not, we would have taken the measure today.” Didn't you know that deadline when he threatened to strike?
Pablo and Hugo Moyano, during the signing of a joint agreement between Truckers, in 2022, with the former Minister of Labor Kelly Olmos
In this conflictive scenario, it is political gain for the Government to have a leader like Pablo Moyano as an enemy, which allows it to expose a member of the union "caste" in all its dimensions who wants increases that put at risk the downward trend of the inflation, according to what the ruling party argues, while other important unions agree to negotiate increases in accordance with future inflation , as happened during other governments, especially Peronists.
The Moyano union is moving towards a strike without an apparent “plan B”: Pablo Moyano himself once again complained that the Government does not declare mandatory conciliation to stop conflicts, a decision that leaves union members exposed to the unrest of the people due to the effects of forceful measures. Therefore, if Truckers decides this Thursday to go on a 48-hour strike, it is most likely that the Ministry of Labor will not apply mandatory conciliation (which forces the parties to negotiate for 15 days) and will let society blame the Moyano of the problems that would be generated by the paralysis of activities in the supply of food, fuel and ATMs, waste collection and mail distribution, among other sectors.
For the same Thursday that the plenary session will take place, Hugo Moyano called the business chambers in the morning to discuss a new salary increase, which will be applied from May, although there is resistance in many SMEs to negotiate another improvement when the previous one is not yet firm, which continues to be objected to by the Government for exceeding the guideline explained by Minister Caputo, although formally its approval is blocked by challenges from interior chambers.
The Minister of Human Capital, Sandra Pettovello, and the Secretary of Labor, Julio Cordero
Meanwhile, the Casa Rosada is betting on weakening the intransigence of the Truckers by closing joint ventures that are in line with the limits set by the Economy (15% for March and 9% for April). The first step was taken last Friday by the dialogueist Trade Union, led by Armando Cavalieri: it closed a salary agreement for one quarter (March, April and May) that consists of an increase in a fixed sum of 40 thousand pesos for March, a 8% for April and 7% for May, percentages that fit Caputo's forecasts of downward inflation.
Those around Hugo Moyano admitted that the union leader is concerned about the worsening of the conflict over the last joint meeting. Even so, for now he keeps a low profile and leaves the spotlight to Pablo, whose impulsive style is causing him additional problems.
In that sense, in union circles they admitted that it was a mistake for Pablo Moyano to have launched Axel Kicillof's presidential candidacy last Friday: “God willing, (Kicillof) will be the future president of the Nation,” said the deputy secretary of Truckers. , who even highlighted that the Buenos Aires governor “has many possibilities of being the new leader of Peronism.”
Pablo Moyano en la homologación del acuerdo paritario de camioneros
Pablo Moyano en la homologación del acuerdo paritario de camioneros
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“God willing, (Kicillof) will be the future president of the Nation,” said Pablo Moyano.
The definition came after the governor guaranteed him the approval of the 45% increase in the province of Buenos Aires, although the unionist introduced party politics into a salary conflict, which strengthened the Government's suspicions that Camioneros agreed on a improvement above the inflation forecast to “complicate ” Javier Milei's economic plan.
However, just as he had marches and countermarches regarding the strike of his union, Pablo Moyano also seemed to correct himself during his interview with Crónica TV: “Launch a candidacy of disrespecting the people who are having a very bad time,” he said when speaking about the movements to rebuild Peronism. Or has he responded to some indication from his father, who does not share Kicillof's eventual presidential candidacy or his rise as leader of the PJ?
Meanwhile, the extensive television interview left other definitions of Hugo Moyano's eldest son:
* Asked about the best way to “honor the worker on May 1,” he responded: “The best way is in the street. Surely one of the measures that will be taken on the 11th in the CGT is to mobilize on May 1st, not only a reminder to the martyrs of Chicago and all those workers who gave their lives, but it will be a day of protest against this policy that the Government is carrying out.”
* Regarding whether he feels alone in his claim against Milei, he stated: “The Government has seized unionism as an enemy as a whole and, in particular, the right again, the Camioneros and the Moyano. Remember that the Macrismo who wanted to stop at the time by inventing a cause, Hugo and Pablo Moyano, because we do not kneel before the power in power, we defend the salaries of the workers and on Thursday you will see the thousands and thousands of colleagues who are going to be in this plenary session. And in the event that there is a Truckers march, check to see if we are alone due to the number of colleagues who are going to accompany us. On Thursday there is a meeting of the CGT Board of Directors and our organization is going to request a 24-hour general strike.”
"I want (Javier Milei) to finish his term; no one wants him to leave before or for there to be a 2001," said Pablo Moyano.
*Where does this Government policy lead?”, they asked him, and the answer was: “To total precariousness. To carry out a labor reform to destroy collective labor agreements, so that there are unions per company, so that the worker does not have the possibility of discussing working or salary conditions. That's what it's about. That's why he lets conflicts occur. They do not dictate mandatory conciliations as if to say 'well, the unions are defending their interests there.'”
* Is Milei finishing his term? “I want him to finish his term,” said Pablo Moyano. Nobody wants him to leave early or for there to be a 2001. But that does not mean that we will not continue to demand what is due to us. Nobody wants to go back to 2000 or 2001 because one of the ministers who is in this government today (Patricia Bullrich) was also responsible for the death of 39 Argentinians in Plaza de Mayo in 2001. We do not want to go back to that time, “We want it to end (the government), but we also want it to respect the workers and the retirees.”
* What was Sergio Massa's main mistake that prevented him from winning the runoff? “I don't blame Sergio Massa. It was an accumulation of errors and mistakes by the Government in general. I think it was the fight between the former president, the Vice President, the issue of inflation. Here there is a very big boycott by food companies against Sergio Massa, against the Government, where prices were not respected. Note that 10 days before there was a boycott on the sale of fuel where there were 7 or 8 days with trucks, cars and buses stopped on the road because no fuel was sold. (Another mistake) was not having reached the popular sectors with some policies. The unions had free joint ventures, there were bonuses for retirees, for the unions, there were no layoffs. At that time, the central issue was inflation that could not be controlled. Possibly it was the large supermarkets that put pressure on you and highlighted the prices every day. I think that (a mistake) was not being able to be a little firmer so that prices did not continue to increase at that time.”
