FINDECT achieves health plan duration reduction, benefits upfront and employment through public competition in 2024

FINDECT ensures significant progress in the mediation meeting with TST, including reducing the deadline from 90 to 60 days for the health plan report, bringing Vale Perú forward to September, ensuring the ACT provision for hiring through public competition in December 2024, and adjustments to vacation bonuses.

At the mediation meeting held on Wednesday, August 21 at the Supreme Labor Court (TST), FINDECT achieved decisive progress for the postal workers, who have been on strike since August 7. Among the main advances achieved are a reduction in the deadline for the delivery of the final report on the health plan, the projection of part of the Vale Peru until September, the commitment to implement recruitment through public competition in December 2024, and the modification of the holiday bonus clause.

One of the most notable achievements of the mediation was the reduction of the deadline for submitting the final report on the health plan from 90 to 60 days. This progress was secured by FINDECT, which during the negotiations at TST overcame sabotage attempts by another union, which accepted a longer period of 90 days. With this achievement, the necessary changes to the health plan can be implemented more quickly, bringing benefits more quickly to workers.

Another important advance was an advance of R$1,000.00, in reference to the December Peru ticket, for September 2024 payrolls, with the remaining balance of R$1,500.00 to be paid by the 5th working day of January 2025. This expectation meets an urgent request from workers, providing financial relief at a critical time of the year.

The meeting also included a significant commitment from the company regarding recruitment through public competition. As specified in the wording of the revised clause during the TST meeting, recruitment should take place in December 2024. This commitment is essential to rebuilding Corius’ workforce, improving working conditions and the quality of services provided.

In addition, amendments have been made to the leave bonus clause. Although ECT has maintained the exclusion of new employees from the payment of this bonus, the wording of the clause now includes that the calculation will also apply to bonuses and ensures that there are no losses in the ongoing legal proceedings brought by unions, which are demanding the retroactive payment of this bonus.

These developments were the result of the determination and unity of the postal workers, represented by FINDECT, throughout the strike that began on August 7. The strike faced resistance not only from the Correos administration, but also due to the lack of support from some representatives of another union, who did not follow the agreed mobilization schedule, thus jeopardizing the unified struggle of workers in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bauru, Tocantins and Maranhão.

Despite these difficulties, FINDECT reaffirmed its commitment to this category, demonstrating that it truly stands with the workers. While others joined the company’s interests, FINDECT ensured that fundamental progress was made in the negotiations. The TST proposal, presented by Deputy Prime Minister Aloysio Correia da Veiga, in addition to the aforementioned progress, includes ending the strike without salary deductions, with the cessation of compensation for the days until the accumulated postal burden returns to normal.

The proposal will now be presented for evaluation at the assemblies scheduled for August 22, with a return to work on August 23. This is a crucial moment for this group, which must assess whether the negotiated conditions meet its expectations or whether the fight should continue. Regardless of the decision, FINDECT remains steadfast in defending workers’ rights, ready to face any challenge that may arise.