About 200 workers of the Mutxamel-based Babcock helicopter company went on strike this Monday.plays a leading role in a concentration in front of the company’s facilities. The corporate committee of Avincis Technics, the company responsible for most of Spain’s emergency services, called this mobilization to demand salary increases and “reasonable” conditions for its approximately 650 employees spread across Spain. The committee itself also announced Complaint to the National Court against the company’s decision to cut off negotiations and pursue a sectoral agreement.
Workers’ representatives explain that the workforce has frozen payrolls for over seven years, with the firm only offering 1% for this year and 1% for the future, without considering the 14% increase proposal. It takes into account the sharp increase in CPI. But the surprise for the works council came last Friday when the management of Avincis Technics, recently acquired by investment fund Ancala Partners, announced that it was ending negotiations and intending to implement the industry deal. perceived as rude by employees.
David Vicente, chairman of the works council, points out: this decision will worsen the wages and working conditions of the workforcefor this they decided to condemn it before the National Court, considering it unlawful.
On the other hand, the strike It did not cause problems in the delivery of health services in the province.A minimum of 100% service is covered by the company as it is agreed. Yes, there were problems in Andalusia where these services were not established.
In addition to today’s strike, strikes were announced next Friday between 7:30 am and 9:30 am, in a series of mobilizations that will in principle continue until May 21.