The trade unions demand additional changes in the government at the final stage of the pension reform. Minister José Luis Escrivá presented some general lines about the two issues he intends to discuss in this bloc, the pension calculation period and the highest salaries. CCOO and UGT demand to expand the list of social security […]
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The economy is proposing to employers and unions that wages rise by at least 3.5% in 2022.
First, it was Second Vice President and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz, early in the political term, who revealed her “outspoken support for mobilizing unions against the bosses” to reactivate renewed negotiations. First Vice President Nadia Calvino from the Ministry of Economy gave another push to the income pact (or the distribution of inflation losses between […]
Open the second section of the digital kit, help valued by trade unions and employers
This Friday opens the period for companies with three to nine employees to apply for help from the Digital Kit, a government program to support the digitization of small and medium-sized businesses, paid for by European recovery funds. In this second stage of the plan, the maximum amount of bonds is up to 6,000 euros, […]
Yolanda Díaz: “Spanish employers do not depend on the country and unions have reasons to mobilize”
The second vice-president of the government, Yolanda Díaz, once again clearly defended the actions announced by the unions this Monday, demanding a revaluation of salaries. Asked in an interview on Cadena SER about his statements last week, in which he supported this mobilization and was very critical of the CEO, Díaz assured that “the unions […]
Yolanda Díaz ropes in Garamendi at the gates of union wage fight
The new political course began this Thursday with an extraordinary plenary session in the Congress. On the horizon is next year’s tight election calendar or the clouds that hang over the economy in the fall due to the energy crisis and uncertain inflation. Yolanda Dias, one of the future candidates for the appointment with the […]
Elena Cabrera (Ryanair): “The strike in Spain will not continue, we will not sit down and talk to the unions”
Ryanair is facing the biggest strike in its history, denying the largest ever strike. “We don’t think it will continue over time,” says Elena Cabrera, the low-cost Irish airline’s head of communications in Spain and Portugal. It has been five months of strikes called by the USO and Sitcpla unions in Spain amid a conflict […]
Unions extend and intensify Ryanair strike for five months from August 8
Five more months of strike at Ryanair in Spain and more intense. After stoppages in June and July, labor disputes with the USO and Sitcpla cabin crew unions and Irish low-cost airlines worsened. Both unions have announced a five-month strike from August 8 to January 7, 2023. The strikes will last 24 hours and will […]
Repsol unions are calling for a three-day strike to demand higher wages, starting on Friday
As of this Friday, July 15, Repsol’s unions have announced the first three days of strike action this summer to demand a wage revaluation as part of the negotiation of a new framework agreement for the group, “to protect purchasing power. and guaranteed real stability of wages for workers and workers,” said Yu-Gi-T, Europa Press […]
Ryanair unions announce 12 more days of strike in July
Ryanair’s unions have announced a further twelve-day strike for their cabin crew in July, following a six-day strike which ended this Saturday. In a statement sent this Saturday, the trade unions USO and Sitcpla announce new days of strike action on the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th […]
Ryanair has not suspended any flights despite the strike, and unions have condemned it as “not complying with minimum services”.
Fight on the first day of the Ryanair crew strike in Spain. The Irish airline has not canceled any flights in the country, despite calls from its employees to strike, as the company itself confirms. The government minimum service requirement does not cover 100% of flights, with 36% to 82% compliance, as the case may […]
Trade unions deny ‘change cycle’ after Andalusian elections, but urge government to ‘take note’
The CCOO and the UGT on Tuesday denied that PP’s victory in last week’s Andalusian elections meant a “cycle change” in Spanish politics, affecting the stability of the central government. However, they asked the executive to “take into account” the message that the current situation is not the same as in January, when the economic […]
Ryanair agrees to improve CCOO for its subsidiaries without having to fight for agreements with other unions
Unexpected turnaround in negotiating working conditions for Ryanair’s cabin crew. After a long and protracted struggle for a collective bargaining agreement between the USO and Sitcpla, which was approved in 2019 to negotiate their terms by voting among workers, the multinational closed a bilateral agreement with the CCOO in “weeks”. The pact, which only applies […]
Trade unions put pressure on civil servants to raise salaries after agreeing to ‘historic’ job offer
After employment growth, wages. The government this week approved the Public Employment Offer (OEP) for more than 44,700 jobs by 2022, a level it said was “the highest in history”. Half are new positions and the rest are for internal promotions and intermediate positions. The unions do not hide their satisfaction after the agreement reached […]
Asbestos Impacts and Trade Unions Oppose PSOE Victim Fund Funding
The fight for the promised compensation fund for asbestos victims is not over. After an attempt by the PSOE to revolt, expelling workers from the event, already buried, alarms are now focused on funding it. Groups affected by this toxic material for health and majority associations (CCOO and UGT) this Wednesday stepped up pressure on […]
The government agrees to offer public employment to the unions with 29,578 jobs
The unions this Monday signed a contract with the Ministry of Finance and Public Works to offer public employment (OEP) at 29,578 positions in the General State Administration. From 15,880 seats in the administration will be newly accepted, according to which the trade unions have been promoted. In addition, 9,591 internal promotion positions and 4,107 […]
The government argues that Sanchez meant the ship and not the Catalan police when he spoke on Twitter and accused the unions.
You sent the line to Catalonia and with us the Spanish football team can play in Catalonia without any problems. This response to the Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, drew criticism from the opposition in the congressional rostrum this morning and sparked police unions calling themselves. Several ministers came out later to explain that the CEO […]
Jasmine Fahim, a woman who heads the German trade unions
The German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) underwent a historic change at the Federal Congress in Berlin this week. Yasmin Fahim was elected the new president. She is the first woman to head the German Main Trade Union Center. Nearly a dozen workers’ organizations form the DGB, including the powerful IG-Metall, the largest union in […]
Trade unions and employers are breaking negotiations on a 2022 wage increase without agreement
Negotiations on wage increases this year will end without an agreement. Trade unions and employers closed talks this Thursday on wage increases for 2022 without reaching an agreement, both sides confirmed to elDiario.es. Thus, this year’s payroll agreement between social agents is still out of the question for the time being. The Prime Minister, Pedro […]