Thus, during the first 24 months of childbirth, women will be able to devote themselves to tasks other than the usual work they do (communication, maintenance, etc.). PNV and PSE have agreed with EH Bildu on the fire brigade law, which includes the most important trade union demands.
The future Basque fire law It will strengthen the presence of women and give them the right to pursue a second activity up to two years after childbirth. The law will be approved with broad parliamentary support in the near future after PNV and PSE reach agreement, mainly with EH Bildu, on several amendments.
In this way, during the first 24 months of childbirth, female firefighters will be able to devote themselves to tasks other than their usual work (communication, maintenance…).
The pact, which includes some of the key union demands, will also eliminate one of the most controversial aspects of the original text, which was leaving the design of the fire department OPEs in the hands of the Arkaute Academy. The pact eliminates this point and it will be the municipal councils of the capitals and the three provincial councils that will design the tests, after negotiating with the unions.
EH Bildu has expressed its satisfaction with the agreement reached as it covers the main demands of professionals in the sector. “We understand that the text of the law has been significantly improved and this is also understood by the trade unions and professional representatives of firefighting operations, who have endorsed what has been achieved,” he explained. Mikel Oteroa parliamentarian from EH Bildu who has reported on the corrections included in the legal text that the Basque Parliament will approve in the near future.
The bill also stipulates that each PPO reserves between 25% and 40% of the places for women, a percentage that will be determined in each case by the convening provincial or municipal council.
The agreement also defines a broad catalog of service functions to be adapted to “a vision more consistent with the current reality of firefighters,” who perform multiple tasks in all types of emergency situations.
Finally, once the law is approved, firefighters will be considered “agents of authority” and will be integrated into a single scale and hierarchical line.
Source: EITB
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