CCOO And UGT threaten to disrupt social peace reigned in Spain until now – and unlike other parts of Europe. at the gates first day of mayunions representing the majority urged action. If the employer does not agree to reach a salary agreement “in the coming weeks” Powers say they will push further strikes and clashes as they drive salary increases in the coming years. 1,000 collective agreements Negotiations are expected in 2023. After 2022, it closed with the biggest drop in purchasing power since 1985.
” CEOE “The UGT secretary general has to feel the breath of the streets to put an end to the greed and usury that commercial gains represent in some cases.” pepe alvarez, at a press conference this Thursday to present the May Day events. under the slogan “Increase wages, lower prices, distribute profits“, the centers are calling for 73 demonstrations in the main cities of the country next Monday, May 1.
” inflation it acts like a termite, preventing more and more humans from making ends meet and creating an underlying nuisance. A society that filled hotel shuttles yesterday at Easter is exhibiting an erratic or unpredictable societal epidemic tomorrow. Did the CCOO secretary general Macron foresee this backlash in France with pensions? unai is deaf.
shield purchasing power Salaries in the private sector are the big pending problem that majority unions have. In 2022, the contractually agreed wage increase increased by 2.8%, three times lower than the average inflation rate of 8.4% for the year. They tried, failed, through a salary contract with the employer in 2022. Now they have tried to reopen that negotiation, but so far they have not been successful.
The unions plan to use the anniversary of May 1 as a lever to force the CEOE to sit back at the table and enter negotiations. Otherwise, they threaten to turn the negotiation of every deal into a conflict. It’s the same message they sent on the eve of May 1 last year, before the conflict data skyrocketed. The unemployment rate in Catalonia in 2022 was the lowest in decades.
When asked whether this strategy of escalating conflict could become a problem, General strike In Spain, the two highest representatives of CCOO and UGT did not clarify this assumption.
Good luck in dialogue with the government
While the unions celebrated their success in different negotiations with the Government, they also inflicted resentment on the employers. The power plants swelled to 10 million to protect the 18 million revenue in Spain. retirees two and a half million people who saw their benefits revalued against CPI this year, interprofessional minimum wage (SMI) 1,080 euros, two and a half million civil servants benefited from the salary contract with the Government and two million other private sector workers under the salary review provisions.
CCOO and UGT will use May 1 loudspeaker to urge workers to go to the polls elections Regional and municipal elections on 28 May, as well as subsequent general elections. Centers will represent left-wing parties without going to ask for votes for a particular party. “We workers and workers have a lot at stake, it’s fine to negotiate wages, but then if this wage increase needs to be used to pay malicious rents or private partners …”, Sordo said.