A group of 60 employees of Rontan electrometallurgical occupied the company's yard on Thursday morning, 20. According to the SINDMETAL (Union of Metalworkers of Tatuí and Region), tents were set up after the owners of the company have not received the strikers at a meeting scheduled for that date.
On the same day of the occupation, the businessman José Carlos Bolzan, one of the company owners, requested a meeting with the protesters. Despite the call, scheduled for Friday morning, 21 he would not attend.
"The staff will spend the weekend in the company's yard. This morning (Friday), we are waiting for the meeting and no one showed up. No to the company and not reported in the cancellation, "said the councilman and president of SINDMETAL, Ronaldo José da Mota.
It was set up two stalls inside the company and four outside. Each tent has nine square meters. On the same day, union members held a task force to take sleeping mats and water bottles. The expectation is that on Saturday, 22 stoves and groceries are taken to feed the demonstrators.
"On Thursday, they were not letting us get into the company to surrender food for the occupants of the courtyard. They wanted to do forced hunger strike, "accused Mota.
According to the union, the main problem faced by employees, as well as failure to pay wages that lasts for about six months, is the "lack of information". In recent months, we were given "several times" to settle the debts, none of them met.
"Last time, informed, unofficially, they would pay on 25. Every hour is an excuse and new dates. They say that money does not come, ask for the vote of confidence, "he said.
Two weeks ago, when officials came to take for a few hours, the company's headquarters, José Carlos Bolzan would request a few days to pay off the debt that the company has with employees.
After the deadline, I would have said, at a meeting with employees and trade unionists, who had received the contribution of the European fund that was negotiating the purchase of Rontan. The contractor would have blamed red tape for foreign money input.
"He promised that, if not paid until Friday (14), would deliver the company's keys in the hands of employees. The staff gave this vote of confidence; then came the promise of payment on the 25th, "the union leader.
According to Mota, the owner of the company makes use of "sensationalism" to try to move the staff. "He says he's with rare and serious disease. Even that he speaks. He says everyone there is a family who will give bonuses to staff. They began to delude themselves, in addition to employees, "criticized.
Mota said that "the company's management only take action when employees do demonstrations and take the company."
"Personally," the union leader said he did not believe there buyers for the company. "If," said Mota, "which they send representatives and negotiate with the employees."
One of the employees without pay is the project analyst Adriano Vieira Pinto. Two months ago, the employee electrometallurgical is "moonlighting" in order to support the family. With him live his parents, two children and his wife, the leading provider right now.
"I'm doing the electrical part of a factory. There are times that work as hodman. I tip about doing, what appears'm doing, "he said.
According to Vieira Pinto, who is "holding the squib" is the wife. With her work, you can buy the essentials, such as food and toiletries. Income is complemented by the nozzles of the analyst. The accounts paid in the month only are the slips of water utilities and electricity.
"My credit card is accumulated in more than R $ 3,000. On the 13th, he came an account that could not pay. The first came R $ 1,700; the second, US $ 2,300, and this did not give more consideration to honor, "he said.
A similar situation the lives shipping material Eduardo Menk. Three months without pay alimony of two year old daughter, who lives with his ex-wife, he fears being arrested. "Anytime I can be arrested. My head is exploding because of it, "he said.
police reports
Rontan representatives were at the police station Tatura police on the morning of Friday, 21, to register police report.
According to the titular delegate, Emanuel dos Santos Françani, the record of the occupation of the employees was made "in order to investigate possible criminal violations of the organization of work, provided for in the Penal Code."
Although the company is with the operations stalled for nearly six months, the delegate said that the occupation hinders the normal course of activities of the office.
"The right of employees is valid, as well as the occupation is too. What we do is establish some kind of misconduct, "the delegate.
SINDMETAL representatives were also at the station hours before the members of the direction of Rontan. According to the union president, he was made to release "preservation of rights" for granted in labor occupations.
March to the "Colina"
The order of the Hill condo Star can turn the stage of manifestation of Rontan employees. According to SINDMETAL, employees are planning a march, by default, would the central city to the home, where he lives one of the company owners.
"Employees are organizing this march. It may be that occurs on Monday or Tuesday. The union is not participating in the coordination of this event, "he assured Mota.
The act in front of the condo would aim to "report to the city, that Rontan employees are not receiving nearly six months ago," the union leader.
