Unions Warn of Privatization in the Panama Canal
Unions Warn of Privatization in the Panama Canal
Panama, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Leaders of five unions that bring together workers of the Panama Canal denounced today what they call the start of the privatization of the waterway facilities, owned by the state since 1999.
At a press conference, union leaders claimed that on July 29th, the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) signed the privatization of ambulance services provided by the state agency in the Atlantic sector, located in the city of Colon.
When announcing on Thursday a demonstration of workers in front of the administrative building of the PCA, the institution reported that the contract with Serviambulancias SA was canceled, and it reactivated the trade that usually provides such functions.
Walt Oneill, president of the Union of Firefighters of Panama, said that this happened "without warning or proper notification to the exclusive representative of the negotating unit of the firefighters."
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