A skinny dog is all about fleas. Seeing that the waiting lists of Technical Vehicle Inspection (ITV) stations are starting to improve, Workers’ announcement that they will start an indefinite strike next October If the salary equalization agreement is not implemented, there is a danger of causing unprecedented traffic congestion in the service. That is why the Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, Nuria Montes, called an emergency meeting of the public company responsible for the management, Sitval. Renew the board and try to reach agreement with unions This allows mobilizations to be prevented.
Last March, the previous regional government completed the reversal of ITV, a process in which all stations in the Community were managed by the ITV Community of Valencia (Sitval), a publicly traded company. With the summer campaign coming just a few months away, Making a check-up appointment has become a real adventureso much so that at many stations it became impossible to obtain this information within three months.
The Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism blamed the Botany Manager for the lack of foresight in strengthening staff at this time of year, precisely when there is more activity. Therefore, an attempt was made to alleviate the problem by gradually integrating more than 200 workers into the company.A measure that is starting to bear fruit at most of the 28 fixed stations. Of course the problem persists in four, among them Alicante, Benidorm and EldaIn addition to the Valencian municipality of Onda, where it is still very difficult to find available dates.
However, if the threat of union headquarters planning to go on strike starting from October 2 is finally fulfilled, the situation may worsen again. Failure to comply with the salary agreement reached upon return. In particular, the agreement stipulated that, starting from June 1, the economic conditions of one thousand permanent workers at all stations should be gradually equalised. This also happens Alicante ITV employees most affectedAbout a hundred people managed to get paid 40% less due to different agreements in place with the private companies they were affiliated with.
In this complex context, council member Nuria Montes, as chair of Sitval’s board of directors, postponed the company’s ordinary meeting to Tuesday, September 26, in order to find a solution to the situation. According to the information given at the meeting, a new general manager is planned to be appointed to replace Josep Albert of Compromís. The council’s secretary will also be appointed, and other statutory positions will be dismissed and appointed.
The councilman himself explains that the call was expedited because his department aims to:To stabilize the situation of an asset in a state of disaster when the new autonomous Government agreed to this last July. According to the person responsible for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, “the priority has always been to ensure the continuity of a service that affects citizens, transporters, taxi drivers and everyone who depends on a vehicle, especially everything that will work and live.”
In this sense, the autonomous department has provided: One of the primary goals of the company’s new management will be to prevent a strikeHowever, without going into further detail about the terms of the contract intended to be reached with those responsible for the workers.
Pepe Cloquell, president of CC OO’s ITV division, explains that meetings are being held to finalize the mobilization. In his words, “We understand there may be a delay due to the change of government, but agreement signed and money budgetedSo we will not give up in any case. If it is not fulfilled there will be a strike.
Sitval manages the Alicante, Alcoy, Benidorm, Elda, Elche, Novelda, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, Redován, Torrevieja and Villena fixed stations in the province, to which another 15 mobile facilities need to be added.