Quilmes Rubbish Collection Conflict Resolved: The municipality of Quilmes reached an agreement with the truck drivers’ union over rubbish collection in the city. Marcelo Aparicio, a spokesman for the union, said that the agreement signed with Quilmes mayor Francisco ‘Barba’ Gutiérrez, guarantees the continuity of “the positions, wages, and working conditions” for the 430 workers of the rubbish collection company Covelia, who will be transferred to the municipality as the contract with Covelia expired last week. According to Gutiérrez, the workers will maintain their seniority and a wage equivalent to the truck drivers’ basic wage. The mayor stated he believes that, once in public hands, the rubbish collection service — which cost the municipality $14m per year in fees paid to Covelia — “will improve”. The conflict between the municipality and the union over the fate of Covelia’s workers sparked a strike and protests before the town hall last week.
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