Faced with the serious social, personal and material situation generated by the DANA in several Autonomous Communities and especially in Valenciaunions such as CCOO y UGT have decided to postpone the call for strike in the transport sector urban and interurban passenger transport sector, as well as all actions planned in solidarity with the people affected. The next strike was scheduled for Monday, November 11.
From UGTstate “the deepest consternation“In the face of the devastating tragedy caused by the heavy rains and floods that have devastated different areas of the country, we understand that it is our obligation to join all our efforts to support the people affected and try to provide a solution to the serious situation that is being experienced. “Therefore, we understand that it is our obligation to join all our efforts to support the affected people and try to provide a solution to the serious situation that is being experienced,” they said in a statement.
In turn, from CCOOstate that “considering services as essential at this time to contribute to the repair and normalization of the territories affected by the DANA”, it was decided to temporarily suspend the day’s strike. However, they warn that does not mean the renunciation of the claims raised which will be taken up again, nor to the exercise of the right to strike, which will also be exercised as long as the management continues without changing its position.
The other strike days are November 28 and 29 and December 5, 9 and 23.. The unions warned when the strike was called that it would become indefinite as of December 23 if their demands were not met.
CRANES REACH AN AGREEMENT
For their part, the unions and the employers’ association Anagrualof the sector of the self-propelled cranes (also included in the strike), have already reached an agreement on early retirement whereby they will the strike is definitively called off.leaving only the strikes in the passenger transport sector active.
This pact focuses on improving the conditions of access to retirement for workers in the sector.by jointly requesting a procedure to establish retirement age reduction coefficients for drivers of self-propelled mobile cranes and other related roles. The parties shall submit within 20 days a formal request to the administration to initiate the process to facilitate access to early retirement.
In addition, the agreement includes measures to strengthen occupational safety and risk prevention. in the sector. These include the mandatory recognition of periodic medical check-ups, the possibility of carrying out random substance consumption controls and the request for reductions in social security contributions linked to accident rates. These measures, similar to those reached in the agreement for professional drivers of goods, are aimed at reducing the accident rate among workers..