Argentina’s main oilseed union SOEA has threatened a national strike in soybean processing plants over a salary dispute at Vicentin. SOEA secretary Martin Morales told Reuters that Vicentin must pay February wages and that the potential work stoppage would also involve other unions.
While Vicentine has paused its own operations, other firms pay it rent out its facilities. After union leaders met with Vicentin executives on Tuesday, the company said it might not be able to pay worker salaries.
Morales added that after a Santa Fe court ruling last week found an agreement between Vicentin and its lenders unconstitutional, no new deals were signed for the rental of its facilities past February.
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