this Transportation Defense Platform started its work indefinite unemployment Gathering their forces in central Madrid, they called for a massive demonstration at the Atocha junction at 10 am. Organizers, isolated from all employers in the industry, urged farmers, ranchers and hoteliers to participate. The main demand of the self-employed carriers and businessmen organizing the strike is: most State implement effective measures to prevent them from working at a loss. Therefore, they requested more audits from the Department of Transportation to certify that large companies are complying with the regulations. According to calculations made by OBS Business School, the stoppage of transportation, loss of up to 600 million euros per day.
After the meeting between platform spokesman Manuel Hernández and the top management of the Ministry of Transport last Thursday ended without an agreement, subsequent contacts were no more successful and the strike finally started. They prepared a document from the government. operational to minimize the effects.Drawing on experience from last March, they were able to stress the supply chains of Platform-related shippers in central and northwestern Spain during the 20-day consecutive strike.
In coordination with the Ministry of the Interior, the Executive will deploy police forces to the hotspots of the protests that occurred in March. So, will try guaranteeing free passage in port areas and wholesale markets where protests of six months ago were concentrated. It will also support the convoy strategy so carriers wishing to continue the operation will be grouped together and more easily escorted to a common destination by police forces. Another measure would be to increase communication with road hauliers. quickly spot spotters and mobilize police officers Therefore, according to Ministry sources.
ready supermarkets
In any case, as a precaution, supermarkets plan to start the week with their warehouses fuller than usual. “This has a very worrying economic dimension: the strike already has a cost from the moment it is announced,” sources in the industry explain. “The main thing is to guarantee the safety and free movement of goods., and there were no incidents of violence,” they add. First of all, no matter how much they increase their stock volume to make up for the hypothetical shortage of some products at the end of last week, many, like fresh ones, have to arrive at the supermarket on the same day.
In this direction, only the major collaborations of the sector (AECOC, ACES, ANGED, ASEDAŞ…) took the floor. “We are a core and strategic sectorAs seen in the last crises we have been through, we believe that the time has come for the Government to take measures to secure the economic situation. good functioning of the food chain and the provision of food and drink to the entire population in any case, however exceptional.”
600 million lost per day
The platform is facing a new uncertain strike, more isolated than six months ago, when these autonomous carriers managed to build bridges with several partners of the main troops. For example, this was the case with Fenadismer, who eventually supported the protests. “Of course they’re trying to eliminate us forever. […] They are already starting to fight and we are already starting to push back. And this cannot be. For this reason we must stand firm and not keep backing down“, Platform spokesman Manuel Hernández said in a video on social networks.
Calls for an end to the protests to avoid the economic impact of the protests became widespread this week. At the start of the Black Friday campaign, there was concern among the main business establishments. According to calculations by the OBS Business School, the transport strike could mean a loss of 600 million euros per day. That’s why employers made a request. Special protection for carriers who want to continue their operations During protests, there is no minimum service requirement as there is no strike. The CEOE issued a statement requesting adequate police deployment from the Home Office to minimize the effects. And Pimec, for its part, claimed protection for essential urban commerce. “The viability of thousands of small economic activities is at stake,” warned Eduardo Abad, president of Upta.
Source: Informacion
Christina Moncayo is a contributing writer for “Social Bites”. Her focus is on the gaming industry and she provides in-depth coverage of the latest news and trends in the world of gaming.