ADEOMS in Montevideo: photos, meetings, and no substantive response
ADEOMS Salto 291 layoffs are the focus of the dispute with the City Hall; after meetings in Montevideo, the union is demanding reinstatement without numbers, legal basis, or timeline, so the plan remains undefined.
The Salto municipal employees' union traveled to Montevideo to "sustain the struggle" and "elevate the discussion." They met with the director of the National Labor Inspectorate, Luis Puig, and the vice president, Carolina Cosse. There were posts, slogans, and political gestures. However, key questions remain unanswered: What does ADEOMS to reverse 291 dismissals beyond demanding their complete cancellation? On what legal and budgetary grounds does it support this claim?
ADEOMS Salto 291 layoffs: what's missing from the union proposal
The demand appears maximalist. Demanding mass reinstatement, without detailing the reasons, quotas, timelines, or funding sources, isn't a plan: it's a slogan. Furthermore, the union avoids explaining why it doesn't prioritize specific avenues—administrative challenges, appeals to the Administrative Litigation Court, reinstatements for specific cases, technical committees with verifiable criteria—and instead relies on political pressure in the capital.
There's also a lack of memory. Where was ADEOMS when Andrés Lima's administration ordered more than 300 dismissals in the Salto City Hall? If the same energy wasn't present then, the double standard undermines any rhetoric about "defending rights." Consistency isn't a detail; it's the foundation of union credibility among citizens and members themselves.
Another missing point is cost. Reinstating nearly 300 people has an impact on salaries, contributions, and seniority. What items will be cut to support this? What municipal services would be affected? Without numbers, the demand doesn't scale to a proposal. And without a proposal, the "fight" remains a symbolic act.
Background in Salto and union coherence
Meeting with national authorities can open doors, but it doesn't replace fine-tuning the work. If ADEOMS wants results, it needs a legal framework, a timeline, and objective criteria: file audits, a review of causalities, priorities based on vulnerability, and a realistic fiscal plan approved by the Departmental Board . Everything else is just fudging.
Raising the volume on the slogan doesn't "elevate the discussion." What does is put a verifiable plan on the table, with shared responsibilities and explicit costs. Until that happens, the Montevideo tour provides photos, not solutions.
Without numbers, legal routes, or priorities, ADEOMS Salto 291 layoffs remain a slogan, not a plan.
