Workers at Cervejaria Galicia, in Porto, on Tuesday, regularized their December salaries, transporting next year only “the burden of debts to suppliers”, to which they thank “solidarity and understanding,” a trade union source told Lusa. .
“From today there is nothing missing [aos trabalhadores]. Unfortunately, debts continue, a burden of the past. Invoices for electricity, water, gas and other arrears still appear. But the suppliers have been understanding and show a lot of solidarity, “said Nuno Coelho of the Hotel, Tourism, Restaurants and Similar Industry Workers Union.
The union leader took the opportunity to appeal to the Government: “The main debts are to the Tax Authority and Social Security. It was important that the state interfered in the process, not only as a mediator, but as an active party,” he said.
In a statement, the Hotel, Tourism, Restaurant and Similar Industry Workers Union argues that it is up to the Government “to defend the interests of the State”, noting that this is “the main creditor” of Cervejaria Galicia, an establishment that has several weeks is being managed by workers who have come into conflict with space management.
“Nothing has been done to ensure a clear, transparent, legal and fair process. [O Governo] leaves the workers abandoned to their luck, by not taking position, by not taking the initiative, by not intervening in the process “, reads the union note.
The conflict between the Galician brewery workers and management began after delays in the payment of the 2018 Christmas allowance, as well as a portion of the October salary, payments that have now been secured.
Thirty-one brewery workers have been managing the space since early November, keeping it running after a failed attempt by the company to close the facility.
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