The CCOO and UGT announced a general strike in the post office on June 1, 2 and 3, and a demonstration in front of Congress on June 1 “before the collapse of the state-owned company’s economic, labor and public service.” The unions, which make up the majority of the company, point out that the group is “on the verge of technical bankruptcy” and has “unacceptable levels of garbage employment”. They accuse the president, Juan Manuel Serrano, of what they accuse of “chaotic management and apparent incompetence.”
The unions are worried about the termination of 7,000 jobs in the last three years and the existence of more than 10,000 part-time contracts. “This is reason enough for both unions to go on strike,” a joint statement issued by both organizations said Tuesday. Demonstrating in Congress, the CCOO and UGT called for “government involvement in protecting the public postal service and providing employment in decent working conditions, while urging other political groups to support the initiative.”
CCOO and UGT are not the only labor requirements in a public company. Over the years, other union formations have encouraged indefinite strikes due to staff shortages in certain districts and territories. In both of these cases, in Seville and Barcelona, the administration and the justice system pointed to practices by the company against the right to strike.
The CCOO and UGT condemn the load collapse, in what they call a “sinking”. This is caused, as they pointed out, by the abandonment of the mail and the universal postal service, by aggressive pricing policies that alienate customers or the inability of the parcel market to grow.
To these claims are added others concerning the economic condition of the group or the instability of the workforce. In addition, they regret what they feel is abandonment of public service, especially in areas such as empty Spain. “The CCOO and UGT demand that this progressive government that appointed Serrano stop looking the other way and stop its insane ultraliberal flight, reconsidering the future of Correos from a modern, competitive, efficient public service model. And effective. ” Concludes the statement.
Source: El Diario
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