Unity UGT demanded that a general salary increase be considered to combat its effects. inflation -According to the advance data for December, it was 5.8%- and cCheck the profit margins of companiesThe CCOO pointed to the core CPI as responsible for the increase.
UGT said in a statement this Friday, main problem inflationary scenario resides in “reduced salary changes” By December they had agreed on a contract—2.69% on average—so they are calling for a new contract for employment and collective bargaining (AENC).
Negotiation of that contract was suspended after CEOE employers refused to agree to the salary review clause proposed by the unions, that is, adjusting next year’s salaries to the inflation average at the end of 2022, leaving the negotiating table. .
Reacting to the data on Twitter, CCOO Secretary-General Unai Sordo pointed out that the base CPI exceeding the overall rate indicates “there are no” approved measures to mitigate the rise in prices. enough”..
“The success of some measures to contain the most volatile prices (especially energetic) not enough To avoid the runoff from corporate profits,” Sordo wrote.
UGT also criticized the profit margins of “certain sectors and large companies”He accuses him of “taking advantage of the situation to disproportionately increase his profits”, thus demanding “control” his business margins.
Likewise, the UGT insisted that the inter-professional minimum wage (SMI) should be increased to 1,100 euros so that lower-paid people could regain their purchasing power.