Negotiations Underway To Avoid Strike on Northern and Southern Corridors Tomorrow Morning
Uncertainty continues for tomorrow. The companies who own the Northern and Southern Corridors are in negotiations to prevent workers from walking out on strike tomorrow. Oscar Delgado, the Director of Business Development for PYCSA Panama, reported that over the weekend they are holding meetings with workers representatives, in order to keep the strike from happening. At the time of this writing the meetings are still being held, and according to Delgado they are "going well" although no agreement has yet been reached between the parties.
Delgado declined to say what they would do in case they are unable to reach an agreement before 6:00 am Monday morning, and they say they will do whatever is necessary to prevent an abnormal situation tomorrow on both Corridors. The workers are asking to have their situation defined in case the two highways are purchased by the government. They are afraid they will lose their jobs, or that their pay or working conditions will worsen. (Panama America)
