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optimism permeates initiate dialogue between the EMS and SG

* Looking for a solution to the 16 thousand electricians

* There will be inflexible positions, official says

newspaper La Jornada
Thursday March 17, 2011, p. 47

Members of SME Socket Wednesday marched to the Interior Ministry in support of electricians leaders began a dialogue with officials Cristina Rodríguez
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With the participation of a diverse group of Deputies, on Wednesday was set up the table for dialogue between the Mexican Electricians Union (SME) and the federal government, with the premise of providing employment for workers of the defunct Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LFC).

This table has no taboos or part of inflexible positions, but some basic premises that are the federal government will find out for former workers, whatever their condition, are a source of employment or economic activity, said Juan Marcos Gutierrez, Secretary of Government of the Secretariat of Government (SG), a body headed by negotiation.

The official said that unlike other games, also with government officials, this time there are no factors of detonation of a major conflict (previous conversations took place in the context of a collective hunger strike of electricians in the Zocalo, or through inter-union disputes), so there is confidence in reaching agreements, and 17 months of conflict generated by the extinction of LFC.

Meanwhile, Martin Esparza, head of SME, said that this table has become a major political player, the Legislature, where there is an initiative to discuss, which is proposing a new structure to operate the supply electricity in the central region, ie the area of \u200b\u200boperation than it was LFC.

"There is a bill in Congress which was read on 11 November it was agreed at the table who had not Albaz, either in favor or against, until you find a solution through dialogue, "he said.

The leader said that the demands of SME focus on three points: a solution to the problem of employment for 16 thousand workers in resistance, making note for half of the central committee of the union, and freedom of their fellow Miguel Marquez who is in a prison in Puebla for five months. He issued a proposal that the IMSS medical service seekers continue to be reinstalled.

The meeting, held in Government, lasted about two hours and was also attended by federal deputies, officials of the Administration Department and Sale of Goods (instance liquidator of LFC) directors of the Federal Electricity Commission and Alvaro Castro, former Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare and current chief of staff of the holder of that office, Javier Lozano.

Following the ceremony, the deputy secretary and Esparza Gutierrez issued a joint message, which indicated their willingness to compromise.

"Today we begin a dialogue in a new way (...) be brought to the table some formulas of solution. The EMS has written proposals and we are committed to provide a timely response, "the official said, noting that must find ways solution, based on creativity and the will of the parties.

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