Cementos Rezola workers will continue their strike over possible ‘traumatic’ layoffs

Factory workers Rezola cements from Donostia have decided continue the strikewhich has been running since June 28 due to the ERE presented by the company. According to a note from the LAB union, the employees understand that the company will perform ‘traumatic’ layoffs.

And the fact is that the labor regulations file presented by Cementos Rezola affects more than half of the working population, approximately 56 employees.

“Our condition for an agreement from the beginning was that there would be no traumatic layoffs, and that has not been the case. There is no guarantee that the departure will be voluntary and it is also the intention to lay off some employees selected by the company. worse conditions than the rest,” LAB denounced in the note.

Furthermore, the union believes that there is still time for Heidelberg Materials management “to change its decision”, which will not be implemented until August 31.

Although the German company stated on Monday that 51 of the 56 affected employees have taken advantage of the company’s offer, both LAB and ELA understand that this departure is not voluntary. This is the reason for the continuation of the strike.

Nearly two months of strike

After announcing the cessation of clinker production on June 10 as part of a process to decarbonise cement production, the plant’s management announced last Tuesday, June 18, that the EUA resulting from the cessation would affect 56 employees.

Heidelberg Materials, for its part, reported that it had designed an “employment alternative for all affected people” and offered 15 early retirements, 30 internal relocations (in other plants of the group) and 11 external relocations.