Barbara Villar
02/24/2021 20:10
Clarín.com
Zonal
Updated 02/24/2021 20:10
Bernardo Fernández admits that he cannot hold back the
tears
when he begins to relate
the ordeal that he has lived in his workplace
for a week.
It is a cry of anger, impotence and indignation.
Although also scary: its
industrial park has been under siege for six days by truckers
who threaten to destroy the business.
This is the
Ader Park
, located in the Buenos Aires town of
Villa Adelina
.
A space in which 45 clients are served and where
28 companies from different sectors such as factories, logistics and SMEs
are installed
.
It all started last Thursday when, unexpectedly, a group of picketers arrived in the vicinity of the place to violently demand the adhesion of one of the companies to the truckers union.
Since then, the
four thousand meters of the property have been surrounded by more than 150 people
who block the entrance to the place, throw stones and other elements, and camp in gazebos to further pressure the situation.
The cry of a businessman whose company was besieged by Truckers
For six days, a gang has been camping in front of its Industrial Park in Vicente López.
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"They claim for a brand with offices here that is dedicated to online commerce and that organizes the distribution of orders with private vans. On the property they have a storage warehouse and administration, where 50 people work. The day they came they told me : 'Throw them out now.'
Moyano wants all these employees to join his union
when they shouldn't because they don't go out to distribute anything with trucks, "explained Fernández, president of the industrial park, to
Clarín
.
Since the beginning of the conflict, which was already reported at the Carapachay police station,
20% of the companies that work there closed their doors
for fear of what was happening outside.
The constant attacks and aggressions caused
several windows to break -
brushing against the employees who were behind - and the
main gate
that they intended to tear down to occupy the interior of the private property.
Struggle.
The picketers tried to tear down the gate to enter the interior of the property.
"In itself, their claim was within the private sector. They occupied us the entire entrance. It is not that they protested on the public highway as the law protects it: it was part of the property, they usurped us for several hours. The only thing that they did not They were able to achieve is to throw the door to get into the rest of the facilities. And thank goodness, "says Fernández.
Damage.
They constantly throw stones to bottles and beer cans into offices.
And he adds: "Every day got worse: on Monday they didn't let me leave the place for five hours. They
deprived me of my liberty, they kicked me and kicked my truck
. The police saved me. They
are always drunk
, they throw all the cans of They drink beer. This is in addition to the death threats. Last time they told me that once they take care of this company, they will come for all the others. So until they leave my industrial park with nothing. It gives me a lot of anger and impotence because we only want to work, as always. Besides, this had already happened in the middle of 2020 with Mercado Libre. "
What terrifies the employers and employees who work there is the length of time the protesters plan to stay.
Far from culminating with their week of camping,
this Wednesday they installed chemical toilets and took 100 more cars
.
All in the presence of 12 infantry officers, three commissioners and park security who closely monitor the days to reduce to immediacy any intention of violent act.
"It is a danger for us, for our integrity and for our neighbors. Everyone in the area complained because they are afraid to go through here. This is a quiet neighborhood and the tranquility ended when they got to patotear", shares the president of the corporation.
And he concludes: "What bothers me is the lack of respect. They are in communication with the company in question that has all the blank papers and is a multinational that has been operating all over the world for five years. Here they come to pressure and scare us all. We really just want to work in peace. "
The case of Mercado Libre
In July 2020, the dispute over the affiliation of workers generated a new fight between the Truckers union and Mercado Libre: the electronic commerce company had denounced the blocking of five of its distribution centers, located in Villa Adelina, Villa Alsina, Lanús, Sarandí and Parque Patricios, by workers from the union led by the Moyano family.
The situation is similar to what is happening now.
The 1,300 employees who worked at the storage facility - and were affiliated with the Union of Loading and Unloading Workers - were intended to join the trucking union.
An event that occurred within the framework of the coronavirus quarantine that boosted the sales of online products.
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