The secretary of the Association of Dairy Workers of the Argentine Republic (Atilra), Ariel Héctor Sanchez, and the delegate of said union in the Lácteos Vidal company, Rafael Alberto Ale, were charged by the attorney general Sergio Martín Lapadu for the
blockade carried out at the company's plant in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Devoto in August 2022.
On August 16, 2022 at 5 in the morning, Atilra began a union protest in front of the Lácteos Vidal plant at 4995 Tinogasta Street in the city of Buenos Aires, which included pressure and threats to
plant
workers
who wanted to enter. to work.
The conflict escalated with blockades by the union of the company's factory located in the town of Moctezuma, in western Buenos Aires, and resulted in the dismissal of 26 workers.
Then there was a precautionary measure against these dismissals and the judicialization of the case.
Alejandra Bada Vázquez, the owner of the company, with the legal sponsorship of the lawyer María Florencia Arietto, was appointed as a plaintiff and the case was assigned to the Criminal, Misdemeanor and Misdemeanor Prosecutor's Office No. 26, headed by Dr. Luis A. Arnaudo,
The process was suspended until prosecutor Lapadu decided to reopen the file and review the testimonies
to give rise to the accusations of those involved in the Villa Devoto troubles.
The investigating prosecutor had filed the case alleging lack of evidence, but Arietto requested that the file be reviewed.
Now, the acting judge, in disagreement, requested that he be removed and required the production of a series of proceedings.
The testimonies
Héctor Pitavino, an employee of the firm, said at the police headquarters that when he was at the entrance, shortly before 6 that day, a member of the union approached him and said: “We have to wait for those who came to work. at the exit and screw them hard so they learn.”
The same individual later rebuked him when he tried to open another door of the factory, the one at 1925 Bermúdez Street.
Alejandra Bada Vázquez, owner and representative of the company, maintained that the union began a blockade of the CABA factory that prevented several employees from carrying out their usual tasks.
And she assured that the measure was led by Rafael Alberto Ale, delegate of said plant.
Likewise, she stated that Atilra protesters threatened company workers, including Julián Carabajal, Héctor Pitavino and Javier Espíndola and that, while she was recording the episode with her cell phone, two women and a man physically attacked her.
Matías Ibarra also gave his testimony, who said that on August 17, while he was on his way to Lácteos Vidal, three people from Atilra approached him and told him: “You can't go to work because we are on strike and no one comes to work. ”.
For his part, Armando Espíndola reported that while he was on his way to work along with his colleagues Olivera, Carabajal, Galarza, Ibarra, Algañaraz and Griffo, they were intercepted by the protesters, who warned them: “Do not go to work, this is going to be "It's better for you, people are sick, you're going to see the benefits."
And he added that, when they answered that they wanted to go to work, they received some pushes from the protesters.
Likewise, Ricardo Galarza said at police headquarters that Atilra protesters did not allow him to enter the factory to start his workday.
At that moment, he saw that his partner Emanuel tried to access the plant and a group of people began to push and scold him.
On the other hand, Oscar Griffo stated that on August 17, 2022, at the intersection of Quevedo and Tinogasta streets, he was intercepted by a group of protesters who told him that he could not enter his work.
Meanwhile, Esteban Argañaraz declared that he was approached by a group from Atilra who did not allow him access to his workplace and threatened him: “We have marked you, tomorrow we will make a fool of you.”
Emanuel Olivera said that while he was heading to the factory with his colleagues, they were intercepted by people from Atilra who told them in a threatening manner: "You can't enter, it's closed, there's a strike, go home."
And that some union members shouted “we have to kill them all, you rams, sons of bitches.”
Finally, Julián Carabajal stated that when they were about to enter the plant with other co-workers, they received pushes and verbal attacks from members of Atilra.
And he reported that he received threats from Ariel Héctor Sánchez, the union secretary
Carlos Alberto Díaz, an employee at Lácteos Vidal, declared to the Prosecutor's Office that during Atilra's force measure, upon arriving at the factory at 5:45, he could not enter since the protesters were blocking the access gate.
And he said that he "did not contradict the strikers because they were very violent and he felt that they could physically attack him."
Furthermore, he mentioned that he could identify among them the union secretary Sánchez and the factory delegate, Alejandro.
David Alejandro Achagna, who buys merchandise daily at Lácteos Vidal, also gave a testimonial statement and said that, during the month of August 2022, the strikers blocked the main access to the CABA headquarters and that for two weeks he had to load the products into his truck. through an alternative gate.
Likewise, the judge took as evidence the footage provided by the complainants in which a group of people belonging to Atilra, wearing union attire, are seen at the factory door demonstrating and abruptly trying to convince the employees to do not go to work.