"Not even if the cow coughs" campaign defends workers' rights.
Labor union rallies will take place across the country this Friday, the 26th, in defense of "labor rights and social achievements" and for the wage increases made during the twelve years of the PT government; the movement's name refers to a phrase used by President Dilma Rousseff when denying that she would make any changes to the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws), as Marina Silva advocates.
247 - The national movement "Don't Mess With My Rights, Not Even If the Cow Coughs," organized by labor unions in defense of "labor rights and social gains" of recent years, gains strength this Friday, the 26th.
The campaign was launched in Brasília this morning by the CUT's national mobilization coordinator, Jacy Afonso, and the CUT's national leadership in the federal capital. The mobilization will also be in favor of the wage increase policy implemented during the twelve years of the PT government.
The name of the movement refers to the statement made by President Dilma Rousseff (PT) when she denied that she would make any kind of change to the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT), contrary to what her opponent, Marina Silva (read more).
Without giving details, the PSB candidate said that labor laws need to be "updated" to combat bureaucratization, and defended the outsourcing of workers, which generated distrust among labor movements.
"We will not allow this discourse from the two opposition candidates that they want to make the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws) more flexible," said the president of the PT (Workers' Party), Rui Falcão, who called on party members to participate in the movement. "Making it more flexible means taking away workers' rights. And our president has already said, we will not touch the 13th-month salary, vacations, overtime, nothing that was won with a lot of struggle," added the PT leader.