this recording levels Inflation in Spain with unknown figures for more than thirty years greatly complicating the collective bargaining Given the differences between employers and unions, bill split What does this increase in CPI mean? A situation that has paralyzed a large number of contract renewals and is beginning to cause business conflict to escalate.
in this case shoean occupying activity More than 16,500 employees Only province of Alicante -especially in the municipalities of Elche, Elda and Villena- and where UGT and CC OO met several times this Thursday concentrations In the face of what they see as a blockade of negotiating state agreement by employers in different parts of Spain. In the case of the province, there will be mobilization in front of the headquarters of the regional employers’ association Avecalin Elche.
Despite attempts at rapprochement in this sense, the reality is that negotiators they haven’t sat at the table since last June, something for which both parties are mutually responsible.
The fact is, a priori, attractions they don’t seem very far. this unions request a salary increase 4.3% for this year; a 2.5% for 2023 and others two% for 2024. For his part, the final offer protector causes a rise 4% from 1 July 2022 or 2.5%, if applied from the beginning of the year; also a 3% by 2023 a 2.5% In 2024, employers want to extend the contract until 2025, when wages will be raised once again. 2% additional.
the discussion is here what about inflation? at the end of each other’s heightened periods beat the climbs applied. this unions requires the agreement to include: salary review article equating the final increase of the period to the real CPI recorded in this period; while businessmen only accept this latest revision if multipliedSpecifically, they only accept an additional maximum increase of two points.
“We already victim I leave this review for the end, but what They cannot claim that workers pay the price for inflation.. And even less, in an industry where most people are salaries are too low” points out the general secretary of the UGT in Muntanya-Vinalopó-Vega Baja, Ismail Sente.
From unions, they also believe that the attitude of shoe employers is part of what they think. CEO’s strategy thwarting collective bargaining that allows companies to freeze workers’ wages and thus keep their expenses, of course, at the expense of workers’ pockets.
Of course, a blockade that employers reject and, on the contrary, blames the unions for the situation. “Rejection of unions is not understood To this salary offer, which even improves the conditions that civil servants and public employees will receive next year,” Avecal president, Marian Cano, through an explanation. “We think it’s a good offerIt is logical and reasonable, born out of the idea of mitigating the cost increase caused by high inflation and reducing the loss of purchasing power experienced by shoe workers due to the rise in consumer prices”, the spokesperson insists on his work.
So they call unions from Avecal. continue the negotiation process. “We we are still at the table We started the negotiation process and we have never left it since we started, we are ready and open to negotiation. We want to reach an agreement that benefits all footwear workers, but allows the footwear industry to face the very difficult economic situation it is in,” Cano emphasizes.
Unions trust that this Thursday’s mobilization will soften businessmen’s stances. Otherwise, they say they are willing to step up the pressure and raise the tone of mobilizations.
Unless the deal is done, more than 16,500 sector-owned workers in the province and more than 54,000 workers across Spain, according to UGT figures, will continue with their wages officially frozen. However, it is also true that some companies have applied an account increase to their workforce since January, and this, yes, will only consolidate if there is a deal.