Monday, September 29, 2008

Sunep-CVG union refuses to call off today's strike and negotiate until the CVG honors its commitments to the workforce

VHeadline Venezuela News reports: Labor union representatives at the Venezuelan Guayana Corporation (CVG) are refusing to answer a call to negotiations from the corporations HR directorate, saying that the state-owned heavy industries conglomerate must honor its commitments to the workforce before they can call off today's Sunep-CVG strike ... they say any meeting is "irrelevant" since labor issues are still being analyzed by the government's Labor Inspectorate. A meeting at the Labor Inspectorate is scheduled for Thursday (October 2) and the unions want to continue the proper legal process and the issue of its final report before setting the date for any new agreement.

CVG management has reiterated its readiness to fulfill a Sunep-CVG list of demands which is already 95% resolved ... of 21 clauses, only two are pending and in process (payments and provision of uniforms).

CVG Corporate Office of Human Resources says it is in compliance with its obligations and that on the instructions of the CVG president & CEO, Rodolfo Sanz, it has responded to the workers' demands. he workers. As for the payment of social benefits to employees on the monthly payroll, the CVG has signed-off on arrangements with its bank and the situation is currently under review by that bank's Legal Adviser.

The CVG says that it considers it inappropriate for Sunep-CVG to call a strike since the corporation has demonstrated its willingness to honor its commitments. Meanwhile, authorities have refused to enter into discussions with Sunep-CVG union representatives. A sticking point appears to be a payment of Bs.F 35,000 which the CVG says has been excluded by the Labor Inspectorate as having no legal basis. The union, nevertheless, says it intends to maintain its demand.

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