Union leaders criticize alternative PEC on 6x1 work scale

Union leaders released a letter opposing Senator Rogério Marinho's proposal. Senate President Davi Alcolumbre postponed decisions on the main PEC.

Leaders of eight union centrals released a letter on June 9, 2026, criticizing the alternative constitutional amendment proposal to the 6x1 work scale. The PEC authored by Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN) gained support from the Confederação das Associações Comerciais e Empresariais do Brasil. The unionists state that the proposal will promote the precarization of formal jobs.

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Protesters marching in São Paulo against 6x1 work schedule on Avenida Paulista.
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Protesters gathered on Avenida Paulista on Monday (25) to demand an end to the 6x1 work schedule and a reduction in the weekly workload from 44 to 40 hours without pay cuts.

José Guimarães will join a PT Senate caucus meeting on Tuesday to set strategies for advancing a proposal to end the 6x1 work schedule.

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On May 28, 2026, 41 senators led by Rogério Marinho introduced PEC 12/2026, one day after the Chamber of Deputies approved ending the 6x1 work schedule.

Opposition lawmakers announced plans to submit over two thousand amendments to the national reconstruction project pushed by President José Antonio Kast's government. The move drew accusations of legislative sabotage from the executive branch, while some opposition sectors distanced themselves from the strategy.

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Chile's Senate will vote in detail on the reconstruction and economic reactivation bill this Wednesday at 15:00 hours. The government seeks to secure necessary support amid ongoing negotiations with allies and questions for ministers.

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