- In view of the management that the Bizkaia metal management company is undertaking in the negotiation of the labour agreement, some companies have decided to leave FVEM, according to the Abertzale trade union. The fourth day the Ertzaintza has not rebelled against the strikers, and once again it has been the pickets and mass protests.
The one-week strike by the trade unions in the metal of Bizkaia has already brought some consequences. On the one hand, in production, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria announces to its employees that it will cease the chain for two days due to lack of supply. On the other hand, according to Iratxe Azkue, industrial manager of LAB in Bizkaia, the pressure inside the FVEM management company is increasing and some companies have decided to leave the association. This was communicated to Aiara de Urreta, journalist of Hamaika Telebista:
? ?Warn of FVEM pressure
Iratxe Azkue (@LAB_INDUSTRIA): "Some of the employers are in favour of the agreement and some have decided to leave FVEM for the management being carried out"
? @Hamaika Tb #Metal Bizkaia Fighting #Metal Bizkaia on Strike pic.twitter.com/nKWZEWvgfx
— Aiara de Urreta Gabikagogeaskoa (@AiaraGBK) December 1, 2022
The fourth day of strike, which is quieter than Wednesday, there has been no aggression by the Ertzaintza against the pickets, but there have been moments of tension, such as in the industrial estate of Zabalondo in Mungia. Asier Robles, in the URL 1 chronicle, says that strikers have prevented some workers from entering the workshops and despite the fact that the members of the strike committee have managed to enter the Arteche Group plant, have not allowed them to monitor the follow up of the strike.
The metal workers have again held a mass demonstration at noon, this time in Erandio. "We are still strong, but we believe the ball is on the FVEM roof," said CCOO member Unai Orbegozo.
Debates of the European Parliament
Together with the previous calls for strike, eleven stops will be held on Friday by the metal staff of Bizkaia. However, the conflict does not seem to have a major breakthrough at the negotiating table at the moment, and although the focus is on street mobilizations, it will also move to another area on Friday.
At the monitoring session of the Basque Parliament, Iker Casanova of EH Bildu will ask the Labour Advisor about the position of the Basque Government in the conflict of the labour agreement, and Iñigo Martínez of the Elkarrekin Podemos IU group will ask the Security Advisor, Josu Erkoreka, about the "acts" of the Erpitzaintza.