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Vassalli Workers Approve Deal to Reopen Firmat Harvester Plant Monday

A six-month arrangement returns the full workforce on four-hour shifts under provincial oversight that links debt repayment to machine sales.

Overview

  • Union assemblies accepted the reworked offer after a lengthy hearing at Santa Fe’s Labor Ministry in Rosario, formalizing the accord.
  • Operations restart Monday with the entire staff on reduced four-hour days for six months under a framework covering about 280 workers.
  • The company will begin repaying wage arrears with an initial 500 pesos per worker followed by installments under an agreed plan.
  • A provincial veedor will monitor commercialization so a percentage of each machine sold is directed to the debt, which could accelerate repayment if sales rise.
  • Four dismissed worker delegates are reinstated under the pact after earlier rotating-entry proposals were rejected and the plant stayed shut since September 8.