The trade union organizations that are sitting at the negotiation table of the State Collective Bargaining Agreement for Service Stations have called for mobilizations in the sector throughout the country for April 30 and May 3. This was reported by the union Unión Sindical Obrera in a press release issued this very Tuesday.
The strike call will take place on April 30, between 12:00 and 16:00 hours and on May 3 throughout the day, coinciding with the return from the May long weekend. "Gas stations will be stopped, evidencing the open conflict in the sector", they have warned.
Thus, they have denounced that "the employers are taking it raw while gasoline prices are through the clouds, salaries through the floors".
The unions have indicated that the employers' proposal is "ridiculous" and have announced mobilizations in response to the stance of the companies' representation. Among the demands, they have requested a dignified agreement that guarantees "fair wages and real rights".
At the same time, they have denounced that after fifteen months of negotiation, the employers' association "has taken a step back" and have labeled this action as "unacceptable". USO has stated that "previously proposed proposals" have been withdrawn and that the new proposals are "a direct attack on the workforces".
A week ago, USO Canarias and Intersindical Canaria had warned that while inflation and fuel prices soar due to the war in the Near East, the workers of DISA Gestión Logística in the Canary Islands, who are responsible for guaranteeing the fuel supply to key infrastructures on the islands, such as thermal power plants, see how their salary and working conditions remain "far below those usual in the sector".
At the same time, they pointed out that "the company maintains pressure on the workforce in a downward collective bargaining negotiation, which intends to cut rights in exchange for a derisory salary improvement".
