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Dozens of Buenos Aires telephone workers occupied the main telephone
exchange in the city and cut all international calls on December 1. the first day
of the occupation. The occupation also received support from other workers
in the city. They are demanding a 50% wage increase. The average wage of a
telephone worker in Argentina is about $375.00 a month. The web site of the
union is www.foetrabsas.org
 After a worker organized occupation of the two main telephone exchanges in Buenos Aires, telephone workers union FOETR announced that they have won a 20% wage increase. Although they were demanding a 50% salary increase this settlement is a major gain for them. Unlike most unionized workers in the United States the direct action by Argentinean workers is winning gains.
http://www.buenosairesherald.com
Phone workers
After almost nine days of conflict, telecommunications workers union FOETRA
yesterday accepted a proposal from Telecom and Telefónica de Argentina to
grant them a 20-percent wage increase. However, they will go ahead with a
planned strike until midday tomorrow, when a union assembly is due to
formally approve the accord with the companies. FOETRA had called a 48-hour
strike for tomorrow and Tuesday. "The agreement is a resounding victory for
workers, who surely will agree and accept it on Monday¹s assembly," FOETRA
union leader Osvaldo Iagarola said. |
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