Comprehensive follow-up to the public sector strike in Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa
- The strike was called by the unions ELA, LAB, CCOO, ESK and Steilas, and according to a note published in the early morning, it has had a "very broad follow-up" especially in municipal and foral education and administration. Demonstrations will be held in the capitals at noon.
For the public service, under the slogan “Get away with salaries and jobs”, this course has been on the streets for the third time the public sector workers of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa. The convening trade unions have an 80% representation in the sector. The previous strike days, October 25 and December 19, as "multitudinous", also have a "high" forecast for March 12.
On the eve of the strike, however, they reported that the minimum services imposed by the administration are "very high". According to the trade unions mentioned above, the minimum strike services on 12 March "there will be more workers in some sectors than on a normal day". This brings them to court.
Broad monitoring by areas
In the joint note published in the first hour of the morning, they highlighted continuity in the educational sphere, noting that in stages other than university, the minimum services are "large" and that "thousands of educators have been denied the right to strike". The same thing in Osakidetza, they say that this "will totally condition continuity". They report that in many services the minimum services are 100%.
For its part, in the General Administration and in the Administration of Justice, the strike continues to be broader than the previous one, according to the unions, especially in municipal and foreign institutions. Continuity in public transport is "broad" according to the calls and "very broad" in EiTB.
They stressed that today the workers of the Euskadi Symphony Orchestra joined the strike, so the concert they had to give in Pamplona is going to be suspended.
Demonstrations at noon
The unions ELA, LAB, CCOO, ESK and Steilas have called the streets of Gasteiz, Bilbao and Donostia. Appointments are set for 11:30.
The improvements they request are as follows:
• Wage increase of 10% and debt recovery commitment.
• Close the door to privatization and agree on publishing plans.
• Creation and consolidation of public employment with a temporality of 8%.
• Alleviate workloads ensuring the health of the workforce.
• Consensus on feminist policies, real and effective equality plans.
• Administrations and personnel in Basque without fraud.
• Put the reduction in working hours in the direction of the 32-hour working week.
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