Javier G. Paradelo
Torrelavega, (EFE) activity that will culminate throughout the day.
Although it still remains for the majority of the workforce to endorse at the polls, this Friday, March 24, the pre-agreement, days of protests in front of the factory, demonstrations in the streets of Torrelavega and tense negotiating meetings in the Cantabrian mediation body, the ear.
Now, in addition to starting production to avoid the loss of more customers, it is time to rebuild the union unit that broke up in the hours prior to the pre-agreement, only signed by the SUC, CCOO and UGT, and which the majority union has not signed. SITA-USE.
Salary increases up to 3.3%
The preliminary agreement that should lead to the signing of a new collective agreement for four years includes salary increases of 3.3, 2.8, 2.5 and 2.2 percent, for each of the following four years.
These percentages are below the committee’s expectations but allow the resolution of the largest strike, due to its duration, in the history of Aspla.
In addition, a salary review of 75% of the real CPI has been agreed for when the company obtains benefits and that it will be 76% if more than 17.9 million euros are achieved, and up to one hundred percent with 21.5 million .
A clause is also included in the event of exceptional results that cannot be consolidated in the salary tables, which will be applied when the extraordinary benefits of the company are between 22 and 24 million in the second and third year of application of the agreement, and from 23 to 25 for the third and fourth exercise.
payment of arrears
The pre-agreement also supposes the payment of arrears gradually, so that the first year the amount is 65% of the total, and 75% for the remaining three.
It also includes an increase of 5.7% for the night plus corresponding to 2022, and for 2023, 2024 and 2025 of a further 3%, the same system that will be applied to the so-called continuous fire plus, while it has also been agreed , a partial retirement system and another for ultraactivity.
unity and effort
The president of the committee, Alvaro Fernández, highlighted this Monday, in a statement, the normality with which the activity has been resumed and “the unity” that during this time the staff has shown in a conflict in which “a better treatment” by management.
The Aspla management thanks, in another press release, the effort made by public institutions and bodies that have collaborated in resolving this conflict, as well as all the signs of support received during these 50 days of strike.
And “especially” he thanks the workers who during this strike have remained at their jobs.