The service’s concessionaire, Biobide, believes the union demand is “viable neither in validity nor in economic terms.” “Unfortunately, there is no news” that would allow us to find a solution to this conflict, lamented the chairman of the works council.
Bilbobus employees will continue with the indefinite strike It started demanding the agreement on April 9 after another meeting between the company and the committee failed last Monday, union sources said.
Biobide, the company that provides the municipal passenger transport service in Bilbao, had submitted a proposal to the workers, who in turn made a counter-proposal to try to bring the positions closer together. However, the company believes that the union demands this “It is not viable, neither in terms of validity nor economically”.
Once the meeting ended, both sides did not meet again to hold another negotiating meeting. The workers have shown their willingness to continue the strike.
The staff of the city’s public transport service demonstrated again this Monday in Bilbao, demanding salary and labor improvements.
“Unfortunately, there is no news” that could give us a glimpse of a solution to this conflict, the works council chairman complained. Jose Fernandez.
The strike therefore continues, despite recent events Communication from the Bilbao City Council to end its commitment to the service management company Biobide (ALSA-Transitia), through a “resolution for non-culpable breach of contract”, a formula that would prevent the city council from having to pay a deposit of 20 million euros .
The employees believe that the company is making cuts by writing off jobs, signing temporary contracts and reducing salary supplements, which is contrary to the agreement.
By the signed agreement in 2019which stipulated salary increases of 1.5% plus the CPI in the ten years of validity, Biobide faced in 2021 a salary increase of 8%, although the company announced that it could not count on these increases after the strong increases in the CPI in recent years. There has been no renewal of the salary tables since 2021.
Source: EITB
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