Federal servers and Government discuss salary adjustment proposal

[[legacy_image_358495]] The National Union of Servers of National Regulatory Agencies (Sinagências) leads a movement nationwide advocating for salary adjustment, career equalization, increased workforce through public competitions and the valorization of regulatory agencies - many of which are active in the Port of Santos. The third round of negotiations is scheduled for 11 a.m. this Wednesday (22), at the headquarters of the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI) in Brasília. Union leaders expect that the Federal Government will present a proposal that will be evaluated in assembly by the union bases.

Sinagências' president Fábio Rosa stated that server salaries have been lagging since 2015. "We have undergone a salary freeze while inflation continued to rise. The last agreement with the Federal Government was made in 2015. We received installments in 2016 and 2017, but had nothing more until 2023. Last year, there was a linear readjustment for all categories, but we demand the accumulated amount for this period".

According to Rosa, another demand is the opening of public competitions. "Regulatory agencies have lost a lot of personnel during this period, greatly affecting our ability to provide services to the population. From 2016 until now, we have lost one agency server per business day", he said.

"During this time, the economy grew and the need of Anvisa's inspectors at ports to analyse imports and the circulation of goods increased significantly, and we lost many servers. The ones we have are overloaded. So we demand salary adjustment, career equalization and the strengthening and valorization of regulatory agencies", Rosa emphasized.

The mobilization began on the 8th and is part of the Regulation Values Operation, approved by the category in a national assembly. If the demands are not approved, a national strike may be declared.

Demonstration

Last Friday (17), Sinagências leaders and representatives from other union bases held a public demonstration in front of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Customs at the Port of Santos to draw attention to the cause. Subsequently, they met the representatives of the Union of Maritime Navigation Agencies of the State of São Paulo (Sindamar).

Sindamar's executive director, José Roque, expressed concern about the impacts on the export and import chain in case the analysis and inspection of goods are suspended.

"We had a meeting with the leaders and they alerted us of the consequences if activities cease. Our concern is that ships won't dock, and inspections of goods won't be carried out", said Roque, pointing out that the suspension of merchandise operations can generate million-dollar losses to the foreign trade chain.

"As for the Ministry of Agriculture, the concern is the suspension of phytosanitary inspections and wood analysis, release of fruits and other foodstuffs in imports. In imports, inspection is carried out on bulk samples. In exports, the inspection is in the hold. Until there is an inspection, the ship is not authorized to start the boarding and landing operation", explained Roque.

Roque agrees that public competitions are necessary to increase the workforce in all endorsing agencies, such as Anvisa, Antaq and the Ministry of Agriculture.