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The largest union of the national merchant marine, which brings together more than 430 officers and crew of larger ships and tugs owned by the Ultranav holding company, approved the strike with a large majority.
With more than 92% support from the workers involved in collective bargaining, the union decided to vote and approve the strike, discarding the employer’s “last offer”, which basically consisted of the same clauses of the previous collective agreement, which was largely rejected by the union leadership, and the workers involved in the negotiation.
The strike, which could take place as of Tuesday, April 6, 2021, involves the total arrest of 28 tugboats and more than 13 larger ships throughout the country, which in the midst of a pandemic, as warned by the same workers from Humboldt, could generate serious risks for the country’s supply logistics chain.
Faced with the vote on the strike and its result, the leaders pointed out that “from the beginning we pointed out that in this negotiation the central point would be the embarkation times, and that is precisely the point at which the company does not propose anything that is susceptible of being accepted by the workers. We would have expected a greater disposition to the agreements, especially to the times that we are facing “.
Through a statement they reported that what they have asked the company for are always better boarding times. “Our people have been sailing for months, with a pandemic, with a closed gate, up to 5 consecutive months of browsing, which is excessive, and we believe that this negotiation is the space to discuss these issues. Unfortunately with the company we have not been able to reach an agreement, and we believe that the time has come for the administration to understand that people are unhappy about the high shipping times in relation to the reality of the item in the country. Where the scenario has changed, “they explain.
“During the social outbreak, and then during the pandemic, merchant workers have complied with Chile and with our employer, maintaining the country’s logistics chain despite long shipping times and being away from our families in the midst of a health emergency. We expected That in this negotiation this contribution be recognized, but unfortunately we find explanations that do not allow us to advance in an agreement. The company administration is forcing us to go on a strike that the workers do not want to make effective, but if necessary, we will do so. We will do it, “ends the statement signed by the board of the Naves Humboldt Administrator Workers’ Union.
The workers involved in the strike are officers and crew of tugboats and larger ships, providing services in ships owned by the Ultranav company, whose holding company has concessions for ports such as Valparaíso, Coquimbo, larger ships, tugboats, boats and also provides services throughout the national and international maritime chain. The company provides services to ENAP, Codelco, mining companies, and provides national and international cabotage services in strategic areas of the country; which in the event of a strike could generate serious supply complications for the country.
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