A meeting between the employers, the Single Port Union and Related Branches (Supra), and the Ministers of Labor and Transportation, Juan Castillo and Lucia Etcheverry, respectively, concluded the day before without results.

The Supra declared a permanent assembly until Monday, when they will meet again with the Executive Branch.

“We came from an assembly and we cannot go back to another assembly without saying anything to the workers,” union leader Alvaro Reinaldo assured to the press.

“We know that we will be harmed by job losses in the future. We’re still at ground zero. “It’s a big question mark,” Reinaldo added.

He was referring to the company’s intention of introducing a virtual program into the production process, which they believe could lead to job cuts.

At the same time, workers maintain that this technological advance in productivity is an opportunity to reduce the workday to six hours, without cutting pay, something the Belgian company rejects.

Supra had already lifted the strike the previous week at the government’s request, but the deadline for reaching a solution expired, so they halted activity at the TCP again.

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