Nearly 1,300 workerss of Sintracolpen, Colpeunidos, Sintrasecfin, the Central Level Colpensiones Workers Union and Asincolp They called a meeting scheduled for 12:00 pm at Cra. 7 #74-21outside the administrative headquarters of Colpensiones.
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Workers demand the fulfillment of petitions for the implementation of the pension reform.
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The protest originates after the Colpensiones negotiating commission left the negotiating table, citing breaches in established agreements and the “lack of truth” in the information that labor associations have provided to the public, among other reasons.
However, union groups argue that they must resort to demonstrations to achieve effective negotiation on the proposal they propose, in order to implement the reform in a fair and efficient manner, since they affirm that The current system is not prepared to handle the 18,630,000 contributors.
However, heThe strike scheduled for this Monday, June 17, is not the only form of demonstration that they have carried outor the five groups, since On June 12 they organized “Camp Dignity”setting up tents and displaying posters outside the administrator’s offices, after the entity did not appear on two scheduled dates to negotiate.
Colpensiones responded to the event: “We invite you to act with serenity and respect, and at the same time maintain the main pillars of a dialogue table. The Negotiating Commission continues with the aim of advancing at the tables with the respect and dignity that all the workers, professionals and managers of the entity deserve.”
Progress in the negotiation
Despite the setbacks between both parties, 17 points have been agreed upon about which the groups demanded changes, among which are:
- Inclusive communication.
- Intimate care and menstrual symptoms.
- Recreational holidays and special days (Arbor Day – environmental enrichment date).
- Business agreements in health, well-being, education, pets and leisure.
- Sports selections.
- Second language assistance.
- Training in missional and transversal topics.
- Comprehensive Wellbeing – Update job study.
- Ergonomics.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Management of agreements or alliances with the National Savings Fund.
- Locker room.
- Semiannual activity “Celebrate work.”
- Emergency Brigade Staff.
- Alternative means of transportation.
- Half a day of paid leave for Citizen Service agents and managers.
- Workplace harassment, labor issues and collective labor agreement.
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