Rodman dockworkers declare indefinite strike

workers of the Company PSA Panama International Terminal Port of Rodman declare an indefinite strike starting at 6:00 am on this Thursday, June 1, 2023.

He Industrial Union of Port and Land Cargo Service Workers (SITRASECAPOT) and the company failed to reach an agreement within the framework of the specifications for violations of the Collective Labor Agreement.

The called strike has complied with all the requirements established in the Labor Code and it will be up to the labor courts to determine its imputability (payment of wages by the company), said the SITRASHOOD.

The port workers’ union has indicated that they will continue to make the necessary efforts to reach an agreement at the negotiating table that guarantees effective compliance with the Collective Agreement.

For her part, the Company PSA Panama International Terminal Port of Rodman clarified that if the strike becomes effective, and if it is legal, numeral 2 of Article 493 of the Labor Code will apply, which establishes “The suspension of the effects of the contracts of workers who declare it or adhere to it, as well as of those workers who are affected by the stoppage of productive activities.

PSA Panama International Terminal Port He called on the authorities and the parties involved in the process to manage within the framework of legality and to take the necessary steps to avoid consequences that negatively impact the company, the workers, the industry and the image of the country.

PSA Panama International Terminal Puerto called on the authorities and the parties involved in the process to handle it within the framework of legality and to take the necessary steps to avoid consequences that negatively impact the company, the workers, the industry and the image of the country.

Both parties have expressed their intentions to maintain the negotiating table.

“We trust that the process will continue and culminate in the best interest of all. It is in this sense, and while we continue at the negotiating table, we urge you to maintain trust and continue to carry out your work with the professionalism and dedication that you have always shown. “, said PSA Panama in a statement.

“We must be clear that the conquests obtained in the Collective agreement must be fulfilled and it is our duty as leaders and as affiliates to defend these achievements, enforce the agreements and our rights”, said the SITRASHOOD.

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