Continuing the indefinite strike, which began on April 9, was supported by 266 workers, compared to the 194 who were inclined to quit one day a week.
The Bilbobus workers decided in a vote on Thursday to maintain the strike indefinitely They started last April 9. For example, the strike calendar for the summer period of the Bilbao municipal bus service from June 15 to September 15, which has been voted on, foresees a general strike of 24 hours every day in Aste Nagusia in Bilbao, from August 17 to 25.
The works council proposed voting on two proposals, so that workers could choose to continue the strike indefinitely or to stop one day a week.
Of a total count of 656 workers who could exercise their right to vote, 462 workers voted. Continuing the indefinite strike was supported by 266 workers, compared to the 194 who chose the second option, according to union sources.
Bilbobus’s workers’ meeting rejected on May 16 with a narrow majority (287 votes against 249). prior agreement that the service contractor and the unions had achieved UGT, CCOO and USEconsidering salary increases until 2027, they maintained the indefinite strike that began on April 9.
The contents of the preliminary agreement were rejected ALS and LAB given that purchasing power was not guaranteed, and this situation caused the resignation of the chairman of the committee from company, from UGT.
The Union DE A has recalled in a note that the staff demands the CPI for each of the validity years of the agreement, that the uncertainty of the group hired for 62% is deliberately eliminated by the company’s management and that the entire agreement is without restrictions whether cutbacks are applied, such as the abolition of additional remuneration that the company unilaterally pays for staff who have been on sick leave or whether the days of vacation worked included in the agreement and which the company does not honor are doubled counted. .
ELA finds it “concerning” that the Bilbao City Council, “responsible for the financing and quality of service, allows this company to speculate on a public service that affects thousands of people every day, and tolerates this multinational (ALSA) to reduce conditions and deteriorate the Bilbobus service in order to continue to profit of municipal money”. She therefore urges the municipal council to intervene “actively” in resolving this conflict.
Source: EITB
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