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Coordinator - December 2009

IN RETAIL, THE CRISIS AND THE PAID CONTINUE PAYING THE WORKERS

LESSONS OF 2009

The Confederation of Trade Unions Coordinating end analysis on the lessons of 2009. The first conclusion is that the workers badly and that we are obliged to understand what is happening and set out clearly our responsibilities in the social and political.

speak from a feature foundational Unions represent major Retail Business in Region Metropolitana. This feature was defined in the birth of the Coordinator and will last another year. Our expertise gives us the advantage of operating in the key sectors of trade but also makes us the first line of defense against the brutality of Running changes the dominant groups in the Retail and then extend throughout the country.

The slogan: "The crisis did not pay me", is bordered on the walls and the paintings that behave in marches and strikes. The last twelve months have not been easy for us retail workers. Between Unions Confederation we counted six legal strikes and other forms of mobilization. There have been many collective negotiations were on the verge of conflict. While there are changes in working conditions since 2006, with lower fees and new contracts with inferior pay and benefits, is in the last year and in particular using the excuse of legal change, which forced to pay weeks in a row and matched basic salary legal minimum wage, when large retail companies began changing our conditions of employment .

With an apology from the crisis and adaptation to the new legislation, employers resisted sharply in collective bargaining. Have lowered wages and benefits in Annexes individual employment contracts and are paying less and less to the new contingents of workers.

A quick review on the economics of large retail groups indicates that:

· collective contracts reflect Cencosud there are three categories of workers and not about the scale of benefits that respect seniority. Is a cut that was established in the year 2006 (Paris) and 2007 (Jumbo). In 2008, in Paris stores, Company raised the "New Deal", a formula in which fees are lowered and reduces the calculation basis for the week run. The new bonds are now groups that are difficult to calculate and arbitrary fixation. Added to this are massive layoffs in recent weeks. Affect workers with better working conditions and union.

· In Ripley, the speech is separated from practice. In the statements claimed to be paid whatever the law states, followed a particular behavior that did not include all data for an accurate calculation of payment of wages. Year collective bargaining have been executed in the Company intelligence techniques (they were found miniature cameras in places where union meetings were made.) The Commission's negotiating Company conducted operations to discredit and divide the workers. Other actions to reduce costs have been no specific commissions paid to sellers that were part of their income or introduce the so-called "Pilot", a mechanism for payment of salaries that emphasizes the sale of intangible and lengthen the term of the loan.

· In Falabella, he "asked" to workers who reduce their hours of work "temporarily." This nullified the effect of improvement that would have run a week and threatens to become permanent. Adjustments are being made to eliminate and transform other sections in supermarkets. Company continues its relentless work to weaken the fighting spirit of the organizations and the submission of many leaders. Recent examples of collective bargaining collective agreements have been four years, arising from the anticipation of the negotiations, despite the reluctance of some leaders. Tottus, supermarket Falabella, deserves a separate paragraph. It is characterized by worst-sector wage and collective bargaining without major concessions.

· In D & S / Walmart there have been no major changes in industrial relations and collective bargaining, is well known that the family always admired and replied Ibañez in Chile methods Sam Walton, founder of Walmart. Then, the executives seem to continue supporting the Inter-Union, which has allowed them to control the independent trade union activity and root out collective bargaining process represent additional costs. The invention of the "Framework Agreement", an agreement between management and inter-company to operate as a ceiling for all Inter-negotiations, has effectively prevented further negotiations. This tool has been supplemented by the formula of "extension" of benefits, which remains without negotiating two years to workers who did not participate in the negotiation. As the rotation is enormous on the premises of D & S / Walmart, we can find local 30 colleagues who were at the Inter-negotiation, just over a year and another 300 who can not bargain, as interpreted by Labour Directorate. This management model has allowed union supermarket giant crosses the crisis "peacefully."

· In Business Outsourcing as a supplement's Recourse, with dozens of thousands of workers and various social reasons, trade unions and collective bargaining simply do not exist in real dimensions. Such is the imbalance of power that unions have a short life, there are inter-company unions of difficulties in the quorum to form unions. This way for Management is comfortable negotiating with counterparts without a minimum critical mass that amague profits. For our Confederation represents an example of what happened with the struggle of the union bargaining Accessories Company Chile SA This is a radical change positive for the aforementioned processes.

This brief description of facts shows the thick lines of what we have experienced. Indeed, in the retail, the crisis we have paid workers. We also continue paying the fierce struggle between our employers, however, come together to face any initiative to improve our conditions. As this occurs, there are trade unions and authorities continue to talk of "Social Dialogue." We need to tell the Minister Labour is true that some leaders "yellow" as she laughingly said in Casa Piedra, in a meeting organized by Union of Christian. Unfortunately for the workers is that these behaviors cause us harm. We took advantage of me also to the Minister and the government was very serious breach of the promise of a Labor Reform. Unfortunately this and other similar behaviors have serious political consequences.

We are not opposed to the "Social Dialogue", but this must be symmetrical. There is no dialogue when one party has all the resources, including the creation of laws and their interpretations. There is no dialogue when the State limits and agree to limit their powers. The last two years have been the worst in the oversight activity of Labour Directorate. Since aberrant failure Supreme Court that Codelco (strategic state enterprises), defeated legally Labour Directorate (body State to enforce the law ) in all inspections have been resolutions mean a serious setback for years of administrative jurisprudence. Look at the time, this behavior Labour Directorate seemed the perfect excuse to avoid disruption to employers, thus following the instructions of the Ministry of Finance, only the liberals in the government got rid of the Minister Andrade.

In Coordinator have made a diagnosis of our situation finish to order the next tasks. We understand that the new social context and political environment is uncertain, but we know that those in power listen to strong business partners. Unfortunately, we must understand that in the coming times the only communication possible between employers and employees will be based on the capabilities and strength of each party. Trade workers must accept this reality to set priorities for the period.

Our responsibilities

1. In the area of \u200b\u200bunion representation. We must accept the existence of several confederations and even different links with the Confederation of Workers. Confederations have legitimate call for national representation. In the Coordinator have chosen a preferred working in the Retail major economic groups, based in the metropolitan area. With these observations, we are available to add our work and who wants to build powerful federations to act to his economic groups.

propose constitute a broad front of the Commercial Workers, without distinction of any kind . The platform unit of this instance must be agreed by all participants in a large public event.

2. In the field of trade unionism base. We are available to promote a strong movement by the base unit to allow the existence of a Union in name only. We oppose the current labor law, thanks to the multi-rut, it weakens the strength of the workers. However, and until the law changed, we must use fully the potential of unions. Match the petitions and deadlines in collective bargaining in the same economic group, is an important task . We believe that the best way in which the bases can exercise control over the performance of leaders is in nearby Union.

3. In the field of labor law. We pledge to fight tirelessly for legal changes to improve trading conditions collective bargaining and unionization. You can not talk seriously against social inequalities without collective bargaining mechanisms more symmetrical. Unions want better and stronger so you can really negotiate . We want the right to strike is true to have a deterrent value in negotiation. Fully assume the platform of the CUT in these areas.

4. In the realm of the everyday struggle. Our Confederation will strengthen its commitment to active solidarity with the everyday problems of workers in the trade and the struggles of each of the unions that are part of the vast network of mutual support that we propose is formed from the Broad Front of Workers Trade.

Trade No worker should feel alone with their employers. For us, this objective has an ethical value unavoidable.

5. In the field of the current political situation. We are open to institutional dialogue with all political forces in Chile. This does not mean we are apolitical. As workers and union leaders want a fair country, where the wealth we produce does not come only to employers. We want a Chile that our children have quality health and education. We opted for a country's development model that respects workers, reduce the glaring inequalities that exist today and run social protection policies. We deeply respect the plurality of political views between our partners, however it is our duty to point out clearly that we do not share either the program or the option that represents the candidate Sebastian Pinera. We must not allow employers to obtain the total power in Chilean society . fulfilling our responsibilities as leaders call vote by Senator Eduardo Frei .

We want to convey to our members and all workers of Commerce, a message of hope and strength. Nothing ever has been given, regardless of those who govern us, as we always fight for our needs and hopes.

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Santiago December 2009.