They guarantee care at the border crossing

BIG RIVER.- In the last hours, the position adopted by the Single Customs Personnel Union (SUPARA), who threatened a measure of force, became known. They demand that the state carry out the covid vaccination for all personnel, as they are considered essential workers.

The head of Customs of Río Grande, Alberto Mancuello, explained that it is a union claim of the representatives of Customs employees. “It is a claim that has been around for a while, as other organizations have been doing.” Mancuello said that the attention at the border crossings, “mainly here in San Sebastián is guaranteed, that will work. There will be attention from officials, as for the customs areas in the city, the union has set two hours of attention, but the entry of trucks to the customs areas will not be paralyzed, the activities will be normal ”.

The official clarified that “we as officials have to guarantee the operation and that there is a minimum of attention. In relation to the rest of the border crossings, I do not know what my colleagues have agreed to, “clarified the Head of Customs, who added that” I do not think that the measure affects much of the operational activity. “

Finally, Mancuello specified that Customs and immigration system personnel are considered essential workers, “but vaccination is subject to the appearance of vaccines.”

It should be noted that the Single Union of Customs Personnel called for a cessation of activities for today and Thursday throughout the country. The measure of force, which will be adopted in the absence of concrete responses from the national authorities to the well-founded and repeated union claims about vaccination against covid.

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