españolPanama: Application of "Law 30" Postponed for 90 DaysMonday, July 12, 2010 The modification to laws about the right to strike and form unions has been postponed. The agreement signed between the government and unions ends the current conflict in Changuinola, Bocas Del Toro. Strikes in Costa Rica: Progress on the BillTuesday, January 14, 2020 After listening to the observations made by Chamber IV, the deputies approved in first debate the law authorizing employers to suspend, from the first day of demonstration, the payment of wages to civil servants who go on strike. On September 3, 2019, the bill had already been approved in first debate, however, at the time of submitting it to the consultation of Chamber IV, two defects of unconstitutionality were found, which were corrected. Strikes: Legal Guarantee in Costa RicaThursday, January 16, 2020 After the approval in second legislative debate of the law authorizing employers to suspend, from the first day of demonstration, the payment of wages to public servants who go on strike, the file will go to the President, Carlos Alvarado. The Plenary Session of the Legislative Assembly approved, with 35 deputies in favor and 13 against, in its second and final debate, Bill 21,049, which will regulate strikes by establishing new rules so that workers can exercise this right, the Legislative Assembly reported. Strike: Business Leaders Demand Swift ActionTuesday, September 18, 2018 Following a week of strikes by public unions in Costa Rica, the private sector is demanding that authorities act faster and prevent public roads from being blockaded. In the face of the strike led by public unions in the country, which has now been ongoing for more than seven days, the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) is demanding that the government act quickly and avoid further blockades on public roads. Union Violence in PanamaWednesday, January 20, 2016 Warnings have been given regarding acts of violence on the part of the construction union on the premises of Minera Panama, generating physical insecurity for workers and legal uncertainty for private property. From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama: Unionism Gaining Power in Costa RicaMonday, September 21, 2015 A state company with high impact on the conditions that determine the economic development of the country, has agreed to intervention on the part of union workers in its institutional management in telecommunications and electricity. EDITORIAL Costa Rica: Mutiny on BoardWednesday, October 28, 2015 A ship's captain is the person legitimately appointed to rule the ship, and must not relinquish power to rebellious sailors who want to set a course that serves their own interests and not the rest of the passengers. Costa Rica: Port Strike EndsTuesday, October 27, 2015 Less than 24 hours after it started union leaders signed an agreement with the Solis administration to end the strike that had paralyzed ports and the sale of fuels. The strike called by major unions in the country lasted less than 24 hours and did not achieved the "historic" call aimed for by the organizers, who negotiated an end to the strike with the government around midnight on October 26. Negotiating with Someone else's Money is EasyThursday, July 31, 2014 The "negotiators" for the Government of Costa Rica have suggested "as a starting point" a proposal to increase the salaries of state workers which was met with "satisfaction" by the public employee unions. EDITORIAL Honduras: Standard Fruit Signs Agreement with UnionThursday, March 12, 2009 The banana company has signed a collective contract with the Santa Inés Agricultural Company’s Union to increase banana production. The agreement provides improvements in health care and higher wages for workers in order to increase production and improve competitiveness. El Salvador Awards Port Contract to Union WorkersTuesday, July 6, 2010 CEPA, the state's ports authority, hired three companies created by ex-members of the port workers union known as STIPES. This was demanded by the workers in order to stop a port strike they held between December 24 and January 5, which caused over $500,000 in losses to the country. Ending the Abuse of PowerWednesday, September 4, 2019 In Costa Rica, the Congress approved in first debate a bill that authorizes employers to suspend, from the first day of demonstration, the payment of wages to public sector workers who are on strike. The Legislative Assembly voted in the first debate on file 21049, a law to provide legal security about the strike and its procedures, which seeks to eliminate the exaggerated privileges that employees of state entities have when they decree and execute a strike in the public sector, the Legislative Assembly informed on Tuesday, September 3. Construction in CrisisFriday, May 4, 2018 Construction activities in Panama have been paralyzed for 17 days, and even government intervention does not seem to have had an effect on the apparently immovable position of the workers' union. In a statement issued yesterday, the Panamanian Chamber of Construction announced the wages and benefits that would be obtained for construction workers, according to what is established in the collective agreement. Unacceptable Threat by a Trade Union LeaderWednesday, September 9, 2015 The private companies should have to consider the risk posed to Costa Rica's business climate by the excesses of state union leaders. EDITORIAL Strikes at U.S. Ports EndedMonday, February 23, 2015 The 29 ports on the west coast are once again operating normally, after an agreement between the union dockworkers and the Pacific Maritime Association was signed. "... Port officials have said it will take six to eight weeks to clear the row of containers waiting to be loaded onto ships at the piers and several months for cargo traffic to get back to its normal rhythm. |
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