On Wednesday, there was an intervention by the Ertzaintza in Artea which, according to the unions, caused four injuries. CCOO and LAB consider it “serious” that the Basque government approves of this police action “which oppresses the workers”.
Euskaraz irakurri: Ertzaintzak “legearen barruan” jardun zuen metalgintzako grebako piketeekin, gave Erkorekak
The Security Advisor, Josu Erkorekahas taken care of that the Ertzaintza acted in accordance with the law in his speech this Wednesday with strikers from the metal sector of Bizkaia who formed a picket line in Artea; According to what the unions charged, this intervention caused four injuries during a police charge.
For example, in the plenary session of the Basque Parliament, Erkoreka responded to a question from Elkarrekin Podemos-IU Iñigo Martínez’s parliamentarian, who asked for an explanation for this police intervention and showed photos of the injuries sustained by these workers, according to what did he say, by the Ertzaintza.
This debate was followed from the guest podium by representatives of some of the unions that have called the strike in the metal sector, who this Friday supported the fifth and final day of this week’s strike in protest against the paralysis of the collective labor agreement.
Martínez recalled that the picket line is “protected by law”, and has denounced that given the peaceful action of the workers, the reaction of the Ertzaintza is “intimidation, persecution and repression”.
On the day of the police intervention, Wednesday, the Ertzaintza indicated that what took place was “an altercation” with the strikers as they attempted to identify the members of the picket line. At that time, according to the Ertzaintza, “the nearly 300 officers jumped on top of the patrols, insulting and even kicking them.”
Counsel has insisted that if “someone” does an “excess” and violates or interferes with other people’s rights, “they act”, adding that if “certain activities” take place, they are always within the bounds of the law must be kept.
After these words of the counsel, two trade union representatives, Luis Moulia (CCOO) and Zigor Azpiolea (LAB), “seriously” considered in the corridors of parliament that the Basque government supports this police action “which oppresses the workers”.
Mediation
In the plenary session, MP Iker Casanova asked Labor and Employment Minister Idoia Mendia about her department’s role in mediating this metal dispute that affects some 50,000 workers.
Mendia has made it clear that the Basque government will always help resolve these conflicts, but has emphasized that the parties, i.e. employers and trade unions, They have not yet requested the ministry’s mediation, so collective bargaining must be respected.
The counsel is also convinced that an agreement will finally be reached, and calls on both parties to come to a solution as soon as possible.
Following this response, the trade union representatives accused the department of Mendia of “putting itself on the map”, since, according to what they said, the Basque government is “here to defend the workers”. The strike is called on the one hand by CCOO, LAB, UGT, ESK, CGT and CNT and on the other hand by ELA. The unions demand, among other things, wage increases that guarantee the purchasing power of the workers.
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Source: EITB
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