Court sentence: TALSA must immediately reinstate dismissed unionists!

Peru.- Santos Celestina Carranza, Francisco Mamerto Sánchez Luján, Francisca Esperanza Amaranto Alvarado and Nelson Jhoel Sifuentes Sánchez, all former directory board members of the union SITETSA (Sindicato De Trabajadores Empresa Talsa) have won the appeal trial against the sentence that had before confirmed their dismissal by TALSA in February 2016. The Labour Court in Trujillo overruled TALSA's argument that the colleagues had violated their contractual obligations with the employer, and stated that rather TALSA had violated the right of union freedom. TALSA must pay the litigation costs and the plantiffs' attorney fees.

The four victorious workers are supported by the union federation FENTRAIR, that belongs to COLSIBA.
Five other dismissed board members had negotiated with TALSA individual severance payments after a failed mediation process more than a year ago and had not been part of the appeal trial.

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