After eight months of struggle and conflict, 11 dismissed workers from Industrias Juan F. Secco have been reinstated. The plant is located in the town of José León Suárez, San Martín, Buenos Aires province. Delegate Ariel Moreno emphasized: 'Our example demonstrates that with democratic organization, coordination, and struggle measures, it is possible to confront large entrepreneurs, the national government, and their accomplices.' Reinstated worker Fernando Samaniego highlighted: 'I believe this leaves a lesson for the struggles that are currently underway, because fighting serves a purpose.' He also thanked the press workers who helped make their conflict visible. As previously reported, the first reinstatements at Secco began to take effect on Tuesday, November 18, of last year, after months of struggle against dismissals. The conflict had begun in June with dismissals in the Emergencies area, which included two delegates. Moreno added: 'From the very beginning, we decided to face this attack with different struggle measures: progressive strikes, cuts on the Buenos Aires highway, protests at other company factories, rallies at the door of the Ministry of Labor for each hearing, and resisting eviction from the company's plant located in CEAMSE in José León Suárez, among other measures. But also to strengthen the organization of workers in the face of the treatment of the slave labor reform, for which we believe it must be faced with an active national strike and surrounding Congress when it is dealt with.'
11 Secco Workers Reinstated After Eight Months of Struggle
Eight months of struggle have paid off: 11 workers from the Argentine company Industrias Juan F. Secco, dismissed in June, have been reinstated at their workplace in José León Suárez. Delegate Ariel Moreno called this an important step forward and an example for other labor conflicts.