National conference debates rights and election for president

After the end of the commemorations for the International Work Day, the priority of the trade union movement moves towards the jobs of mobilization and organization of the Working Class National Conference, scheduled for the 1st of June, at the capital of São Paulo.

Força Sindical and the others trade union centrals are expecting to lead almost 30 thousand Brazilian workers to disccus and create an unitary issue of political, social and economic claims which will be delivered to the candidates male and female to President of Republic.

Worker don’t give up rights
It’s practically consensus at the trade union movement that the workers won’t give up of their rights guaranteed by CLT. The trade union centrals have already announced that they deny any initiative of opening negotiation to flexiblize the work laws.

These matters will be exhaustively debated during the Conference. In relation to the elections, workers want from the next president (male or female) actions to intensify the fight for democracy, for the development of Brazil, with sustainable growth, against the social inequalities, for the enlargement of rigths, workload reduction and for the increase of the offer of job.

João Carlos Gonçalves,
Juruna, General-Secretary
of Força Sindical

Importance of the
trade union entities
“We want a President (male or female) that deeps the democratic process, recognize the importance of the trade unions and combat misery”, says the general-secretary of Força Sindical, João Carlos Gonçalves, Juruna.

He recognized the achievements obtained by workers at the current government, but he enphacized that the people have to take the streets to protest against the postponing of the vote of the PEC 231/95, which reduces the workolad week to 40 hours, with the maintenance of the salaries.

Unit in fight
“Without fight and unit we won’t achieve anything. We have to have strong parties and trade unions to change the laws and to achieve benefits for workers” points the president of the Sewers Trade Union of São Paulo, Eunice Cabral.

“To sum up, our two main banners are the diminution of the worked hours and the enlargement of rights”, says the first secretary of Força Sindical, Sérgio Luiz Leite, Serginho.

Commitment
of the candidates
“And we want the commitment of the candidates with our banners”, argues the president of the Workers in Civil Construction of São Paulo Trade Union, Antônio de Souza Ramalho.

Carlos Vicente de Oliveira, Carlão, president of the Food Trade Union of São Paulo, declared that the trade union movement won’t give up of the fight in defense of salary, job and workers rights guaranteed by Brazilian law.

“Our proposals already made by the centrals are for the development of the country, decent work, national sovereign and the deepening of the democratic process at the country”, he says.

Paulo Pereira da Silva, Paulinho, President of Força Sindical

To keep the mobilization for the 7,7% and for the end of the social security factor

The Brazilian trade union movement and the retired have reached a historical victory days ago when the House of the Representatives approved the project of readjust of 7,7% to be aplied over the benefits superior to one minimum salary. The index were stabilished by emend of my authory.

At the same time, the deputies have ended with the social security factor, mechanisme which increase the time of work for the person to retire and, beyond this, redudes in 40% the value of the benefit.

Our expectation is that the Senate also approves the project and that president Lula takes in consideration the elections of this year at the moment to decide if aproves or not the increase of the earnings and the end of the social security factor.

The House has voted for unanimity and so will the Senate. I’m sure that president Lula won’t argue with the retired, the House and the Senate because of R$ 600 million.

Another important thing: instead of conceding benefits to the companies, the government should give increases to the retired who bring more benefits to people and economy. Actually, the fiscal impact is small if compared with the cut of taxes made by the government to face the economic crisis in 2009, which came to 20 billions of Reais and the financial speculation.

For this while, the trade union movement, the entities linked to the retired and workers in general have to keep the mobilization for the project of the 7,7% to be approved by the Senate and confirmed by president Lula, with the end of the social security factor.

Nair Goulart, President of Força Sindical-BA

The International Worker Day were organized by Força Sindical in 18 states and got together 8 million people who watched the concerts, drafts and political speeches.

The commemoration of the 1st of May of Força Sindical counted with the participation of about 1,5 million people

At the capital of São Paulo, whose act counted with the participation of CGTB, more than one million people confirmed the fight banners of the trade union movement at Campo de Bagatelle Square. Beyond leaders linked to the two centrals, the minister of Work, Carlos Lupi, deputies and pre-candidates to public charges came to the act, as the president of republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the pre-candidate of PT to president of Republic, Dilma Roussef.

President Lula said that he waits from the next president more and better actions to combat misery, unemployment and the low salaries, highlighting that the minimum salary were readjusted 74% in his government.

Salary
evolution

“Before we used to fight for a minimum salary equivalent to US$ 100, but today the minimum is equivalent to US$ 300. We will continue the politic of increasing the minimum in order to the men and women of the country, who earn few, can live with dignity”, Lula said.

The former minister of the Civil House of the Presidence of Republic and pre-candidate of PT observed that the current government have shown that it is possible to increase income and job and to control inflation. This politic, according to her, have created 12,4 million jobs and, until the end of this year, Dilma believes in the generation of, at minimum, more two million new vacancies.

To finish
with poverty

“Brazil have grown for all sides. What’s coming next is an even better future. We’ll finish with poverty next decade”, she promised. The president of Força Sindical, Paulo Pereira da Silva, Paulinho, reminded the commitment of Dima with the poorest. “She can stand with the people, she can stand with workers”, he said.

We will support only the candidate who is commited to defend and enlarge workers rights, to respect the trade union entities, to promote the sustainable development of the country and to deep the democratic process”, assess the president of Sindifícios, Paulo Ferrari.

Bahia focus at the smaller workload and enlargement of rights

Worker at construction obtains real gain
Workers at civil construction have achieved salary readjusts above inflation in 94% of the 68 collectives negotiations made last year, according to information of Dieese. The readjusts achieved by workers of the sector last year are better when compared to the negotations of other professional categories followed by the Dieese technicians. In 2009, 80% of the 692 agreements could get real gain.

Matternity license of six months
Of the 40 biggest companies of Brazil, 10 said to give matternity license of six months to the employees. The research were made by Folha with the companies that lead the ranking of the biggest liquid receipts in 2008. The benefit is offered by companies which participate of the Program Company Citizen, stabilished by law n. 11.770, of September, 2009. It’s not obligatory, but big companies have, since January, federal taxes dedution in case they extend the license in two months.

Seminar debates the public sector
Força Sindical calls the workers trade unions of the public sector to participate of the lecture “Search of alternatives of fight against services outsourcing and functions of the public service”, by the Dieese technician Roberto Sugujama. It will be at the 21st of May, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the new head-office of the central, at Rocha Pombo Street, 94, first floor, Liberdade, São Paulo. In the afternoon, the presents make a document with the proposals to be delivered to the national executive of Força and to the candidates to President of Republic. Informations with Marisa, (11) 3348-9003 or by the email: secgeral@fsindical.org.br