Road transport workers in the state of Alicante were called to strike on January 23 and 24 and February 6 and 7., given the current blockade in the collective bargaining agreement. CC OO and UGT unions demand that employers guarantee the purchasing power of their workers with salary increases parallel to the increase in inflation.
After nearly two years without pay raises, the centers Employers in the sector continue to disapprove of the agreement they signed at the collective bargaining table., which guarantees the purchasing power of the personnel. In a statement, they recall that “companies have recently received diesel subsidies for their vehicles, and that a clause was also included in the law to guarantee the development of rates linked to the cost of diesel in their commercial contracts. They demanded some guarantees. Now we will not allow the evolution of prices, which they deny to their collective bargaining templates.”
Background
On July 25, 2022, the employers’ association Fetrama and the unions UGT and CCOO announced that they have reached an agreement. Negotiating table with preserving purchasing power until 2024. The parties were urged to continue signing throughout September. “But – they are crying – the employer intends to violate the contract by refusing to sign a text guaranteeing the CPI. Although the unions tried to manipulate this extraordinary situation as best they could, it has not been possible so far.”
Unions claim industry personnel endure an untenable situation and their representatives conclude that “there is no greater contempt than the breach of a promise”.