Government presents a proposal on Chevron

[NewsWhore]

The official commission that is handling the conflict between the SACTPA transport union and the Chevron-Texaco Company has presented a proposal to Chevron-Texaco in the hope of ending the dispute. The mediating commission wants both parties to return to the former conditions for "the time being". Chevron-Texaco has announced the cancellation of contracts for 25 tank trucks as part of their restructuring process. The commission's proposal was worked out by Labor Minister Ramon Fadul, National Police chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin and Vice-President Rafael Alburquerque, and accepted by the transport union. The Chevron-Texaco representatives, headed by general manager Rosanna Grullon and Hector Infante, did not comment on the idea, saying that they had to consult with their head office in the United States. After meeting both sectors in separate sessions that lasted for more than three hours, Alburquerque said that the two sides should get together and discuss how long the government proposal should last. Alburquerque said, "It's a problem of time. The union wants more time and Chevron wants less." The Chevron executives did not talk to reporters. Truckers' spokesperson Nelson Crespo said that the union wanted five more years under the current conditions in order to pay off their debts. A spokesperson for the drivers themselves, Clemente Morillo, said that the drivers would settle for two or three more years. Both men called the Chevron representatives "overbearing and arrogant," for not talking face to face with the truckers.

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