Oil workers demand a 9.8% salary increase and the end of pension fund discounts; operations in refineries and platforms continue with minimal teams
System employees launched a national strike at midnight on Monday (15), with no expected end date. The strike was motivated by the rejection of the counter-proposal presented by the state-owned company for the Collective Labor Agreement (ACT), considered insufficient by the category after more than three months of negotiations.
The mobilization occurs in a unified manner and involves the Single Federation of Oil Workers (FUP) and the National Federation of Oil Workers (FNP). Together, the entities represent around 75 thousand workers and cover the vast majority of operational and oil extraction units in the country. In assemblies held at the Sindipetro-NF base, approval for the strike movement exceeded 96%.
Main claims
The central impasse revolves around economic issues and labor rights. Petrobras offered an adjustment of 5.66% (inflation replacement plus 0.5% real gain). The unions, however, are demanding a 9.8% increase to make up for salary losses from previous years.
In addition to the readjustment, the category demands the end of settlements (debt collections) of the Petros pension fund, a fairer distribution of the company’s profits — citing the recent record dividends of R$32.7 billion paid to shareholders — and the resumption of rights suppressed in past administrations. There is also criticism of the company’s attempts to change clauses that are under judicial review.
The strike affects platforms, administrative units and refineries. According to union leaders, production is not completely interrupted; security and essential activities are maintained by skeleton crews. The impact is due to the suspension of shift changes and the absence of reinforcement groups, which could put pressure on the system if the stoppage continues.
On Monday morning, joining the movement prevented the rotation of employees at six refineries: Regap (MG), Reduc (RJ), Replan (SP), Recap (SP), Revap (SP) and Repar (PR).
There was tension in Duque de Caxias (RJ), where the Military Police used pepper spray to disperse protesters during the protest at the Reduc refinery. Retirees and pensioners also joined the protests, holding vigils in front of the company’s headquarters, in .
