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UNI affiliate SATSAID, has been working for some time in the company I-SAT, part of the group Turner and that produces and distributes programs like Space Combat, the newspaper's special Lanata and Much Music, trying to achieve better wages for more than 450 workers.



In November elections were held for delegates and a group of four union activists, Romina Garatea, Alejandro Saenz, Claudio Sartor and Eduardo Salinas were elected. Thanks to the efforts of these colleagues and due to the assistance of Fabian Orellana, Sergio Conesa, Gerardo González and Horacio Dri, the National Board SATSAID, managed to sign a new collective agreement providing for substantial improvements with respect to working hours and pay, which resulted in many cases in a salary increase of up to 40%. The agreement also secures that more employees of the company are now being represented by the union.



Now the challenge is to make sure that the agreement is fulfilled in all its aspects, the union delegates underline. The agreement on salary payments and holiday compensation are key issues to be follow-ed up by the union and its delegates in the company. It is important that the management of Turner invest in a permanent institutional dialogue. It needs to understand that workers are unionized, that their union is the SATSAID and that dialogue will always be beneficial for both parties.