Rubén Baigorri, a CGT member of the works committee and strike committee, denounced that the 96% minimum service levels imposed by the city government had made it “impossible” to exercise the right to strike. According to the unions, the decision to suspend the strikes was taken at a workers’ meeting on Sunday under pressure, amid conditions they consider an attempt to neutralize the protest. The workforce, however, is maintaining its demands and has not ruled out returning to strike action if November arrives without progress.
KEY DEMANDS
The main demands include preserving purchasing power, improving work-life balance through reduced working hours, and ending the precarious conditions faced by weekend workers. Baigorri says negotiations with FCC have been ongoing for two years without results and accuses the company of maintaining a position that fails to guarantee the financial terms demanded by the workforce.
The unions will continue holding demonstrations every Thursday in Plaza de España, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and will prepare a schedule of events and mobilizations for November next week. The aim is to maintain pressure on the company and the city government led by Natalia Chueca, as well as to show that workers support the strike committee. If no agreement is reached, the intention is to call strikes again to coincide with the election campaign, this time with minimum service levels that would allow workers to exercise their right to strike, they say.
