29 June, 2011Metalworkers in Curitiba reach agreement with Bosch on profit-sharing.
BRAZIL: The Curitiba Metalworkers' Union has reached an agreement with Bosch for the payment of a R$ 6,500 profit-sharing bonus in 2011 if the plant achieves 100% of company targets, ending the strike that started on Friday, June 17.
The union, which is affiliated to the Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores Metalúrgicos, (CNTM), in turn affiliated to the IMF, says it will hold a meeting in the next few days to explain the terms of the agreement to members.
The union president, Sergio Butka, said that the agreement was not ideal but was the best way of resolving the situation in which workers found themselves during the strike. "Bosch acted like a bully, using threats and coercion to get workers back to work". He added that the company's attitude was incompatible with good relations between capital and labour and not a democratic way of dealing with problems.
The IMF declared its solidarity with the demands of the Bosch workers in Curitiba. It sent a letter of support to the more than 4,600 union members, expressing its complete support for the union in its negotiations with the company.