Falling in behind the other categories of metalworkers who secured, two weeks ago, a record 9% wage increase (see our dispatch No. 100633), the 45,000 workers on the auto assembly lines in Sao Paulo ended their pay negotiations with a sensational victory. The region’s carmakers announced, on Sunday, September 19th, that they accepted the employees’ latest requests. Gathered on Saturday 18th at a meeting organized by the metalworkers’ union, they demanded an increase combined with an adjustment of the pay table for a total 10.81% increase. Businesses wanted to postpone the adjustment until August 2011 but the union won. Sergio Nobre, one of the leaders of the metal union, said that this increase matched “the current good economic situation for carmakers and the country in general .” The employees also secured a substantial bonus for 2,200 reals (€972). Here too, the workers have won all the way: the bonus will be entirely given to every employee on October 20th, whereas the carmakers wanted to split it in two.
onomic situation for carmakers and the country in general .” The employees also secured a substantial bonus for 2,200 reals (€972). Here too, the workers have won all the way: the bonus will be entirely given to every employee on October 20th, whereas the carmakers wanted to split it in two.
Planet Labor, September 22, 2010, No. 100660 – www.planetlabor.com
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