The company says it has offered a 9.4% pay rise over three years, along with other labor improvements, and that the proposal was amended in an attempt to bring CGT and CCOO into the agreement. According to FCC, the latest proposal put forward by the two unions includes an 18.55% increase between 2025 and 2027, a difference that continues to widen the gap between the parties in the negotiations. The company warns that higher increases could ultimately affect service costs and, according to its position, the waste collection fee paid by residents.
NEW MEETING THIS THURSDAY TO TRY TO AVERT STRIKE
FCC also questions the representativeness of the unions maintaining the strike call and says CGT and CCOO do not represent a majority of the workforce. The company says it reached an agreement with USO, UGT, CSIF and the independent slate, organizations that, according to its account, hold a majority both on the works council and at the negotiating table. It also recalls that a social peace agreement was reached in November 2025, providing for no strikes to be called during 2026. Nevertheless, the strike call was registered by CGT and CCOO and has been scheduled indefinitely since October, coinciding with the Pilar festivities.
The company insists it wants to continue negotiating to prevent the dispute from affecting the Pilar festivities, while talks remain ongoing. In fact, the Aragonese Mediation and Arbitration Service (SAMA) has summoned FCC and the CGT strike committee this Thursday, September 24, in an attempt to bring the sides closer together.
