2023-04-28 21:54:43
The general secretary of the CUT, Eric Campos, summoned “all the militants of the left, of progressivism, the militants of trade unionism, to commemorate this May 1st. The central act will take place in Alameda and Portugal. Activities are called throughout the country.
Aracelly Bravo Saavedra. Gonzalo Mageda. Journalists. Santiago. 28/4/2023. The general secretary of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), Eric Campos, summoned “all the militants of the left, of progressivism, the militants of trade unionism, to commemorate this May 1st. We believe that it is very relevant that, following the defeat of September 4, we can give a street response and mobilize the union and social movement”.
Campos indicated that “we hope that this May 1, at 10 in the morning in front of the CUT, we will convene to march towards Portugal with the Alameda: workers and their families, since all security is guaranteed so that meet a great commemoration march.”
In interview for ElSiglo.cl He expressed: “It seems to me that May 1 can be a great meeting point for the progressive forces of the left to push the changes that Chile demanded in 2019 and that are still pending. For this reason we have demanded an urgent tax reform; a pension reform that ensures dignity for workers; the implementation of the 40 hours and, by the way, the implementation of Convention 190”.
Referring to the paths in the world of work, the general secretary of the multi-union sustained that “the challenges of the CUT trade unionism in particular, say that 50 years following the military coup, it is up to us to recover the power that we lost because of the objective of the coup, which was to defeat the working class as a social class, as a relevant and fundamental political subject in the Chilean political system and the strengthening of its democracy”. He added that “we must recover union ownership in collective bargaining, and that is why we have put branch collective bargaining as a fundamental demand of May 1, since we understand and know that collective bargaining is an instrument for the redistribution of wealth.” .
In this new commemoration of International Workers’ Day, Eric Campos highlighted the need to continue fighting with great emphasis for Decent Work, which means fighting “particularly for the right to effective strike, the right to collective bargaining, it is In other words, that many more people can bargain collectively, in such a way that the distribution of wealth is much more equal. Also the right to trade union freedom”.
The march and act of this Monday, May 1st, will take place from the headquarters of the CUT in Alameda and Nataniel, to Alameda and Portugal, where the central act will take place.
Unions, federations, professional associations, civil society organizations, militants, feminist groups, political parties and citizens are summoned.
It was indicated that on this May 1st the agreement established for next year to reach a minimum salary of 500,000 pesos, the benefits of the law of 40 hours of weekly workday, and the advances implied by the reform project will be valued. of pensions.
In several cities and communes of the country, marches and political and cultural events are being called to commemorate once once more this historic and symbolic date for the employees of Chile and the world.
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