The strikes will take place from Monday to Friday. In addition, on this first day of indefinite strike, they will hold a demonstration that will leave at 9 a.m. on Gran Vía.
After months of strikes and various mobilizations, the committee and the workers decided this Tuesday, April 9 Bilbobusthat their Working Conditions without update since 2021 they take a new step in this conflict and start an indefinite strike, which will take place from Monday to Friday.
The chairman of the committee, of the UGT trade union, Jose Fernandezhas indicated that they are approaching this indefinite strike with “respect, caution, concern” and also with a certain “anger” at the lack of progress to unblock this conflict.
As he explained, there has been no contact with the company or the city council, which he requested “take responsibility”, one as “responsible for the service and the other as owner of the contract for this service for which he is paid.” Fernández reminded both sides that this service must be provided because it is “essential, public and paid for by the citizens.”
On this first day of indefinite strike they will… manifestation it departs from Gran Vía at 9 a.m. and ends at the Town Hall at 11:30 a.m.
The agreement of the employees of the concessionaire company of the municipal bus service of the Bilbao City Council expired in 2021, the year since then they have frozen salary. The contract for the management of the Bilbobus service was signed in 2019 for a period of ten years. Five years later, the successful bidder claims that it cannot rely on the signed salary conditions because they did not foresee such an exceptional increase in the CPI.
Source: EITB
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