Loli García (CC.OO) and Raúl Arza (UGT) presented the mobilizations with which both unions will jointly celebrate May 1. They will do this with demonstrations in the capitals of the CAV, under the slogan ‘Enpleguaren alde. Fewer working hours and better salaries.’
The CC.OO unions. and UGT of Euskadi have called this Thursday to participate in the next May Day demonstrations to claim that “the time has come” for shorten working hours and demand better salaries in a moment of ‘brutal’ corporate profits.
At a press conference in Bilbao, the Secretaries General of CC.OO. and UGT of Euskadi, Loli Garcia And Raul Arzahave respectively presented the mobilizations with which these unions will jointly celebrate May 1. They will do this with demonstrations in Gasteiz, Bilbao and Donostia, under the slogan ‘Enpleguaren alde. Fewer working hours and better salaries.’
García and Arza agree that despite what has been achieved with the reforms that CC.OO. and UGT have agreed in recent years – they mentioned the reduction of the duration of contracts, the increase of the SMI… -: “There are many things to do.”
Loli García, head of CC.OO. van Euskadi has indicated, among other things, that we must make progress on reforms that will make it possible to expand the economy severance pay and implement changes in the part-time recruitment and has maintained that “the time has come to reduce working hours.”
In this area “we will try to reach an agreement, but if this does not happen, we will demand the application of legislation,” he indicated.
The trade unionist has also called for “challenging” some of the “brazen” business benefits in two ways: by increasing salaries and by tax reform so that capital income and corporate profits pay more taxes.
CC.OO. and UGT have also proposed demands addressed to the new Basque government which he agrees with after last Sunday’s Basque elections and they have proposed, among other things: comprehensive pact of character public that focuses on the concern to improve the conditions of the workers who supply them and revalue their work.
They have also demanded that the new executive exercise its human rights powers residence to make government policy in this area a priority and to opt for social rental.
The general secretary of the UGT of Euskadi, Raúl Arza, has also pointed out that the new Basque government must ‘normalize’ the situation. labor relations in public administration.
Arza has warned that, given the “closedness” of the executive in this area as an employer, Basque public workers, who have taken the lead in labor disputes, have “no other tool” than strike and mobilization to defend their conditions.
The trade unionist has also urged the future Basque executive to demand this from employers Improve salaries as a way to attract and retain talent and on the other hand, has asked the PNV to explain its vote against the participation of trade unions in the boards of directors of companies in Congress.
Source: EITB
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