Thursday celebrates the third strike in the metal of Álava
- The trade unions ELA, CCOO, LAB, USO, ESK and CGT called three days of strike for the 18th, 24th and 26th of May for Algerian metal staff. Both last week and this Tuesday, thousands of workers have taken to the streets.
The unions have called strikes for employers to accept certain demands: EUR 1,400 of the minimum wage in 14 pages, salary increases on CPI, reduction of working hours, subrogation of subcontracted staff, health guarantee measures, limitation of temporality and flexibility or guarantees of implementation of the agreement.
About 20,000 workers work in the metal branch of Álava. The trade unions ELA, CCOO, LAB, USO, ESK and CGT have called for the strike and the works councils of the major companies in the country have joined the call, such as Mercedes, Aernnova, CIE Automotive, Burulan, Amurrio Ferroca, Laminaciones Arrangi, or Condesa Fabril.
Thousands of workers in the previous two days of strike
The first strike took place on Wednesday, 18 May. The protests focused on the capital of the country and at 11:30 thousands of workers joined the demonstration on the streets of Vitoria. The employers set out the continuation of the strike at 7.87% and said it was a "failure"; the unions highlighted the "broad follow-up" of the call. On the day of the second strike on Tuesday, 24 May, the unions decentralized the picetes and mobilizations, which were distributed throughout the polygons of Vitoria-Gasteiz and the districts of Álava.
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