Cordoba union mafia: SUOEM paralyzed the waste facility and was reported

Using extortionist methods, the SUOEM union blocked the main entrance to the Piedras Blancas final waste disposal site this Monday. The protest lasted two hours and was presented as a "surprise assembly." However, in practice, this meant a total shutdown of waste collection and disposal services in Córdoba and several neighboring towns.

Cormecor, together with the Municipality and the Metropolitan Entity, filed a criminal complaint against the union. The complaint was filed at Judicial Unit No. 23, as a result of a union action that once again exposed the mafia-like logic of the municipal union.

Under the pretext of "making demands visible," a large group of members, led by union secretary Marcos Moyano, deliberately interrupted an essential service. The action caused a line of garbage trucks along Route 36, congesting traffic and exposing workers and drivers to serious risks.

Cormecor described the maneuver as an "illegitimate disturbance of the possession of the property," carried out without any notice or legal protection. "It constitutes an abusive, arbitrary, antisocial direct action with harmful legal effects," stated the complaint filed by its president, Constanza Mias. They also emphasized that the union's actions clearly deviate from the constitutional framework of the right to strike.

A mafia act with real consequences

The blockade not only obstructed access to the site, but also interrupted critical functions such as weighing, transporting, and final disposal of urban solid waste. This interruption created extremely high sanitary and environmental risks. Trucks stopped under the sun, waste in the process of decomposition, and unnecessary pollutant emissions marked the day.

The complaint details how the negative consequences of the union's actions multiplied. "There was traffic congestion, forced maneuvers of heavy machinery on the shoulders and edges of the national highway," the company warned. These conditions, they claim, "endangered road safety and the physical integrity of workers and third parties."

Cormecor also focused on the direct environmental damage. The prolonged stoppage of trucks caused "an unnecessary emission of polluting gases," in addition to the risk of premature decomposition of the transported waste. The situation, according to the text of the complaint, constituted "concrete environmental harm and an attack on the collective right to a healthy environment."

Extortion disguised as a demand

As has been happening for some time, SUOEM once again used essential public services as hostages to its corporate interests. This time, the demands included requests for review of labor policies, salary improvements, and job stability. However, the methods adopted are far from legitimate or civilized.

The union did not provide prior notice of the measure, nor did it offer an institutional channel to solve its complaints. On the contrary, it chose a violent and disproportionate action, directly affecting thousands of residents. "It was an abrupt and unjustified shutdown," summarized the official complaint.

The impunity with which SUOEM acts time and again exposes the urgent need to limit the excessive power of union mafias. No one is above the law, least of all those who, under the banner of labor rights, use coercion as a political tool. The judicial response must be firm, clear, and exemplary.

The city as a hostage of a blackmailing union

This is not the first time the municipal union has used pressure strategies that border on criminality. Every conflict, every demand, becomes an excuse to interrupt services, harm residents, and sow chaos.

The attack on Piedras Blancas not only shows contempt for the environment, but also for the citizens who pay their taxes to receive basic services. SUOEM's union logic responds more to that of a corporate organization seeking power than to the real defense of workers.

The criminal complaint filed by the Municipality and Cormecor is a first step. But filing a complaint is not enough; decisive action must be taken against any mafia action by the union caste. When public services become a union battleground, the only ones who lose are the citizens.