Overview
- Workers arrived to the Temperley branch and found the shutters down, learning of their dismissals at the door.
- Employees, backed by the Sindicato de Empleados de Comercio de Lomas de Zamora, are protesting at the site and demanding immediate reinstatement.
- The union filed a complaint with the Buenos Aires Ministry of Labor, which is reported to be intervening in the dispute.
- Union officials say they have information suggesting a nationwide layoff plan that could reach roughly 300 workers, a claim the company has not confirmed.
- Frávega told BAE Negocios that eight employees worked at the store, six were reassigned and two left by mutual agreement, citing low foot traffic and a shift toward ecommerce as reasons for the closure.