SUNTRACS

SUNTRACS
Full name National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries
Native name Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción y Similares
Motto Uno Grande, Clasista, Combativo y Revolucionario
Founded September 10, 1972 (1972-09-10)
Members 40,000
Affiliation CONUSI
Key people Genaro López (Secretary-General)
Country Panama
Website suntracs.org

SUNTRACS (National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries; Spanish: El Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción y Similares) is one of the leading trade union forces in Panama, with 40,000 members and a militant style of class war unionism. It is the leader union within Coordinadora de Unidad Sindical (CONUSI), the most radical of the major union federations in Panama.

Led by Genaro López, SUNTRACS has initiated three general strikes in the past few years, and has been the instrumental force within FRENADESO, the national coalition to prevent the privatization of Panama's social security. It has been closely connected with radical leftist groups and Padre Conrado Sanjur, an important local figure in liberation theology.

The union campaigns for the on-the-job safety of its members. There have been many deaths and injuries in the Panamanian construction industry due to unsafe working conditions, and SUNTRACS works to improve conditions and prevent further casualties.

In 2014, SUNTRACS members working on the Panama Canal expansion project engaged in a two-week strike, gaining an 11% pay increase over their previous US$3.99 per hour wage.[1]

  • Similarly the suntrac has always been questioned in this 2018 and it is necessary to say it because the salaries of construction currently 2018 Assistant B / 771.08 Unskilled 852.14 qualified 1039.20 Other qualified 1165.98 among these unskilled is to say that they are other professions such as (electricians, welders and mechanics) The pretensions that they demand are: helper to win from 771.08 to 1232.49 Unskilled 852.14 to 1382.13 Qualified 1039-1662.72 Other Qualified 1165.98 to 1864.32 All this is a monthly range of balboas Therefore the suntracs has 40,000 affiliates at the national level we can mention in a general way that about 16.00 assistants are currently contributing 2% of their intended salary thus 1,239.49 (2%) = 24.79 x 16,000 = 396,640.00 Unskilled approximately 8,000 members 1,382.13 (2%) = 27.64 x 8,000 = 221,120.00 Qualified approximately 8,000 members 1,662.72 (2%) = 33.25 x 8,000 = 266,000.00 Other professions or qualified 8,000 members 1864.32 (2%) = 1,864.32 (2) = 37.29 x 8,000 = 298,320 That is to say that by the Sunctrac union they handle a budget of 1,182,080.00 and annually of 14,184,960.00 it is worth noting that the Suntrac, which for nearly 20 years has kept its same faces to Mr. Genaro Lopez and Saul Mendez

References

  1. ↑ Siddiqui, Shoaib-ur-Rehman (8 May 2014). "Strike ends at Panama Canal expansion project". Business Recorder. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  • Official website(in Spanish)
  • "Panama's SUNTRACS: union or political protest movement?". WikiLeaks. 2005-04-11. WikiLeaks cable: 05PANAMA810. Retrieved 2013-11-17.


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