Justicia a Trabajador@s de la Maquila de Tijuana -- Justice to Tijuana Maquiladora Workers

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Solidarity letter for the Tijuana workers of Muebles Fino Buenos, a maquiladora of Good Companies, Finegood the Company y Holdings Inc. from Carson, California

(Versión en español, ver abajo)


Mr. José Guadalupe Osuna Millán
Governor of Baja California
[email protected]

Lic. Rommel Moreno Manjarrez
General Attorney of the State of Baja California
www.pgjebc.gob.mx

A group of ex-workers of the maquiladora company Muebles Fino Buenos, SA de CV. of Tijuana have brought suit against the lawyer of the company, Mr. Vladimir Téllez Montaño; the president of the union of the company, Mr. Cesar Soto Agüero; and the president and secretary of the Tijuana Labor and Arbitration Board, (Special Office # 1), Mr. Leonardo Martinez Delgado and Mr. Abel Ulises Monge Angulo. The workers accuse these people of fraud and abuse of authority, request their consignation, and demand the payment the company owns them for work and damages. The workers suit was brought to the court (Agente del Ministerio Público del Fuero Común, Unidad Orgánica de Delitos Patrimoniales) on March 14, 2008. Their case file number is: A.P.3217/08.

According to the workers, the conflict with the company began in 2006. On October 20, the union leader, Mr. Cesar Soto Agüero, declared a strike in the name of the workers against the company. He told the workers the factory would be shut down soon and that a strike was needed in order to force the company to pay the workers their salaries and severance payments. Among the approximately 900 workers of the company, many had been there for over 10 years.

However, the workers explain they learned that the company controlled the union and the strike was just a way to delay the payment of their salaries. The strike went on for more than one year in order to demoralize the workers while the company offered them to give peanuts instead of pay their whole salary. The strategy worked and many workers gave up, but some resisted in spite of threats and aggression by unions thugs.

The company and the union ended the strike on Nov 28, 2007. An agreement was signed by the union on behalf of the workers, but without consulting them. The company gave the workers only about 25\% of their salaries. The workers rejected the agreement, but the Labor Board of Arbitration and Conciliation ratified it.

Furious about the agreement, a group of 26 workers decided to fight back. They argue the Mexican Labor Law, Article 33, nullified any agreement in which workers salaries and benefits are not respected. The workers believe the government officials committed a crime. They demand the prosecution of the lawyer of the company, the president of the union, and the president and secretary of the Labor Board who ratified the agreement.

People from the US, Mexico and other countries have united to sign this letter demanding justice for Muebles Fino Buenos ex-workers and requesting that the Mexican law be respected.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned


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Version en español


Carta de solidaridad con los y las trabajadoras de Muebles Fino Buenos de Tijuana
Maquiladora de la compañía Good Companies, Finegood the Company y Holdings Inc. from Carson, California


Señor José Guadalupe Osuna Millán
Gobernador de Baja California
[email protected]

Lic. Rommel Moreno Manjarrez
Procurador General de Justicia
Estado de Baja California
www.pgjebc.gob.mx

Un grupo de ex-trabajadores de de la empresa maquiladora Muebles Fino Buenos, SA de CV. de Tijuana han hecho una denuncia penal en contra del abogado de la empresa, Vladimir Téllez Montaño, del secretario general del sindicato de la empresa, Cesar Soto Agüero, así como del presidente y secretario de la Junta Especial Numero Cinco de la Local de Conciliación y Arbitraje en Tijuana, licenciados Leonardo Martinez Delgado y Abel Ulises Monge Angulo. Los trabajadores denuncian fraude y abuso de autoridad y piden la consignación y acción penal contra los acusados así como la reparación del daño hecho a ellos. Esta demanda fue levantada el día 14 de marzo de 2008 ante el Agente del Ministerio Público del Fuero Común, Unidad Orgánica de Delitos Patrimoniales, con el expediente # A.P.3217/08.

De acuerdo con los ex-trabajadores, su conflicto comenzó desde 2006. El día 20 de octubre de 2006, el líder sindical que dice representarlos, Cesar Soto Agüero, declaró una huelga a nombre de los trabajadores y en contra de la compañía. Según el sindicato, la fábrica iba a cerrar y el objetivo de la huelga era forzar a la compañía a pagar adeudos e indemnización. Entre los aproximadamente 900 trabajadores de la empresa, había unos con más de 10 años de antigüedad.

Sin embargo, los trabajadores explican que el sindicato estaba a favor la empresa y que la huelga sólo sirvió para posponer el pago del dinero que la empresa les debía. El sindicato prolongó la huelga para desanimar a los trabajadores mientras la empresa ofrecía pagos muy pequeños. Gracias al sindicato, muchos trabajadores aceptaron las migajas de la empresa. Los que resistieron fueron amenazados y agredidos por golpeadores del sindicato.

La huelga duró 13 meses y se levantó el 28 de noviembre del 2007. Pero el líder firmó un convenio con la empresa sin consultarlos. La empresa les aproximadamente 25\% del adeudo real. Los trabajadores rechazaron el acuerdo, pero la Junta de Conciliación y Arbitraje lo ratificó.

Ante esta burla, un grupo de 26 trabajadores respondieron con una denuncia penal. Ellos explican que el artículo 33 de la Ley Federal del Trabajo declara nulo un convenio en que los salarios y prestaciones no sean respetados. Los trabajadores afirman que funcionarios públicos han cometido un delito de fraude y ahora demandan la consignación abogado de la empresa, del líder sindical y del presidente y secretario de la junta de conciliación que avalaron el convenio.

Los firmantes de esta carta, ciudadanos de México, Estados Unidos y otros países, nos hemos unido para demandar se respete la ley y se haga justicia a los ex-trabajadores de Muebles Fino Buenos.



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José Guadalupe Osuna Millán, Gobernador Baja California/Baja California Governor + Rommel Moreno Manjarrez, Procurador General de Justicia de BC / General Attorney of the State of Baja Calif
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