The strike in the shoe industry, which called for 16,500 workers from the state of Alicante this Thursday, began in the early morning hours with the participation of workers. Lookouts at some of the main companies in the industry at Elche and Elda, as in Pikolinos. The mobilization, called by the CC OO and UGT unions, aims to force the employer to include a salary review clause in the contract that guarantees employees will not lose their purchasing power due to inflation.
The day started without incident, but there are currently no concrete assessments of the level of monitoring of the strike. Concentrations are also planned at the gates of the Footwear Technology Center (Inescop) in Elda and at the Valencian Footwear Entrepreneurs Association (Avecal) headquarters in Elche.
Both CC OO and UGT, as an indispensable measure during the negotiation of the agreement, A salary review clause that allows to equalize the increase in the CPIso that workers do not lose their purchasing power. In addition, other supplementary considerations, such as reducing the working day to twelve hours, completing temporary incapacity from the fourth month, increasing the distance bonus or arranging a non-permanent contract.
Initially the positions were far apart, but the Spanish Federation of the Footwear Industries (FICE) and the Spanish Association of Component and Machinery Companies (AEC) for Footwear and Leather Products proposed a convergence in 8 increments at the last meeting. % from January 2023 and with a commitment to increase for the next four years A revision of the actual CPI capped at 2.5%They confirm that this would mean an increase of between 12.5% and 15% over that time period, depending on the behavior of inflation. However, the main point of contention is in the CPI section, as unions are not willing to accept any ceiling.