The shoe employers’ association and unions CC OO and UGT have put an end to the dispute that has been going on for three months. Increases salaries by 15%. The agreement, formalized this Tuesday, includes a review clause to make this possible, as well as a reduction in working hours that will allow. Increasing from 1,788 annual hours in 2022 to 1,776 in 2025.
which deal Affects 16,500 workers in the industry in the province of AlicanteIt comes after the tension in recent weeks, which culminated in the December 1st strike, and has gained a cautious following.
The signature was signed by the representatives of the Spanish Footwear Manufacturers’ Federation (FICE), the Spanish Footwear and Leather Products Component and Machinery Companies Association (AEC) and the unions. The contract specifically envisages salary increases of 4% in 2022, 4% in 2023, 2.5% in 2024 and 2% in 2025. At the end of the validity period Wage tables will be revised upwards up to a maximum of 3%, if any, due to the difference in CPI..
José María Escrigas, spokesperson for the business representation in the negotiation, stressed that this agreement “allows us to meet 2023 with the greatest possible unity, thereby enabling companies and workers to emerge stronger from this new phase. to guarantee social peace in the sector for the next four years“.