face carrier from Extremadura This Saturday in Mérida the central government once and for all Passing the law preventing under-costs workOtherwise, the protests, which were suspended on April 2, will begin again. Germán Martínez, Extremadura coordinator of the Platform for Defense of Cargo Transport, said: If there is no response before 30 June, a strike will be called again on 1 July..
In his statements to the media, the carrier stated that Raquel Sánchez, Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, had promised them before 31 July. Draft law for the application of the principles of the Food Chain Law to the sector so that truckers don’t work at a loss. “We’re here to ask for clarification because we still have no news,” he said.
Martínez announced that the national head of the platform, Manuel Hernández, sent a letter to the Ministry 10 days ago. “To know what situation we are in”However, they have not received any response so far. In turn, the head of the regional government, Guillermo Fernández Vara, reassures that he does not want to deal with them either: “He did not call us to listen, even though I knew he was aware of all this.”
“The situation is unfortunately much worse than when we started the strike because the rise of diesel has not stopped,” said Martínez. “They give us 20 cents without VAT and we refund with VAT”. He asked, “What is the real price given to us by the government?” He asked. They want a law where they can work with dignity, not without security.”underlined.
Support from other industries
Representatives of other groups related to the transportation sector also joined the concentration to show their support for the demands. Confirmed Entrepreneurs Association Apyme Vegas Altas and La Serena, head of Javier Dorado carriers’ problem is “all companies responsibility”. “It wouldn’t be appropriate to take a break again, so we need to sit down and talk to come to an agreement,” he said.
In line with this, Domingo Álvarez, spokesperson of the Association of Cooks and Pastry Chefs Extremadura (ACIRE), said that truckers’ problem “it has an impact on our entire industry, the customer, the employees themselves, and the business itself”. In this way, he also conveyed his support for trying to find a negotiated solution before another indefinite strike is called: “We’re trying to figure this out here”.