Local media reported that the workers of Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional and subsidiary galvanizing plant Galvasud have rejected CSN’s latest proposal for annual readjustment of salaries & benefits during the current round of negotiations to end a strike that began in early April by 4,039 NO & 2,385 YES in a voting process. The next steps for the process are uncertain, as a general strike could be declared, or the decision could be transferred to labor courts, where in most cases a readjustment based on inflation rates is adopted.The fourth proposal submitted by CSN to the workers union was indicated by the company that it would be the final one, meaning that no further negotiations would be accepted. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional is offering a readjustment of salaries between 8-11%, while the workers want the readjustment measured by the inflation over the two years when salaries were not readjusted, estimated at 20%.CSN workers went on strike on 31 March 2022 demanding higher salaries & bonuses at three units, is continuing. The strike had begun at the Casa de Pedra mine, located in the city of Congonhas, in the interior of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The movement was joined by workers at the Pires mine, which is in the neighboring town Ouro Preto. The workers halted activities at the company's Presidente Vargas mill & Itaguai Port in Volta Redonta city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Agreement was not reached on 21 April 2022 & strike continued. CSN submitted a proposal to union representatives in a new attempt to end the current strike at the company. The proposal, submitted during a meeting on 22 April was put up to vote by workers on 27 AprilCasa de Pedra mine is the oldest iron ore mine in operation in Brazil and currently has a production capacity of 30 million tonnes per year. Port of Itaguaí is a major iron ore export hub and at the Presidente Vargas Steelworks in Volta Redonda is the largest steel mill in Latin AmericaThe cry of the workers hearkens back to historical struggles of the working class in Latin America and particularly the struggles against the military dictatorship in Brazil, initiated with a US-backed coup in 1964 and officially ended in 1985 as a result of a semi-insurrectionary uprising by the working class. In 1988, CSN workers put the newborn democratic regime to the test by staging a massive sit-down strike and were brutally repressed by the Army. Three workers were killed, and hundreds were wounded in what became known as the Volta Redonda massacre.
Local media reported that the workers of Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional and subsidiary galvanizing plant Galvasud have rejected CSN’s latest proposal for annual readjustment of salaries & benefits during the current round of negotiations to end a strike that began in early April by 4,039 NO & 2,385 YES in a voting process. The next steps for the process are uncertain, as a general strike could be declared, or the decision could be transferred to labor courts, where in most cases a readjustment based on inflation rates is adopted.The fourth proposal submitted by CSN to the workers union was indicated by the company that it would be the final one, meaning that no further negotiations would be accepted. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional is offering a readjustment of salaries between 8-11%, while the workers want the readjustment measured by the inflation over the two years when salaries were not readjusted, estimated at 20%.CSN workers went on strike on 31 March 2022 demanding higher salaries & bonuses at three units, is continuing. The strike had begun at the Casa de Pedra mine, located in the city of Congonhas, in the interior of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The movement was joined by workers at the Pires mine, which is in the neighboring town Ouro Preto. The workers halted activities at the company's Presidente Vargas mill & Itaguai Port in Volta Redonta city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Agreement was not reached on 21 April 2022 & strike continued. CSN submitted a proposal to union representatives in a new attempt to end the current strike at the company. The proposal, submitted during a meeting on 22 April was put up to vote by workers on 27 AprilCasa de Pedra mine is the oldest iron ore mine in operation in Brazil and currently has a production capacity of 30 million tonnes per year. Port of Itaguaí is a major iron ore export hub and at the Presidente Vargas Steelworks in Volta Redonda is the largest steel mill in Latin AmericaThe cry of the workers hearkens back to historical struggles of the working class in Latin America and particularly the struggles against the military dictatorship in Brazil, initiated with a US-backed coup in 1964 and officially ended in 1985 as a result of a semi-insurrectionary uprising by the working class. In 1988, CSN workers put the newborn democratic regime to the test by staging a massive sit-down strike and were brutally repressed by the Army. Three workers were killed, and hundreds were wounded in what became known as the Volta Redonda massacre.
