#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #SPAIN #ANARCHISM #News #Journal #Update - (en) Spain, ALB: The Strike of the Consortium in Galiza. A women's strike. INTERVIEW (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 We convince Xan das Bolas (Correspondent for NoticiasALB in Galiza) to interview

one of the strikers these days: María Ladra, 45 years old, Gerocultor at the
Abadín Day Center for the Elderly (Lugo), militant in the Union Section of CNT in
the Equality and Welfare Consortium. ---- Let's put our readers in the
background: The Equality and Welfare Consortium is a public entity dependent on
the Xunta de Galicia, which employs around 1,500 people (90% women) in almost 200
centers spread throughout Galician geography. Among other functions, these are
basically Nursery Schools, Day Centers, Residential Homes, Community Housing for
the elderly and I+B offices (Igualdade e Welfare), Quérote Centers and Emergency
Centers for Women Victims of Gender Violence.

Summarizing very much the labor situation of these women, we will say that they
accessed their jobs through oppositions, merit contests and listings. And that in
many cases after more than 14 years they continue with temporary contracts. Now
they are intended to be expelled (what we call a covert ERE) through tests where
their work experience in the Consortium is not recognized and where they have to
compete in clear inequality with thousands of applicants to occupy these
positions. The Slogan of the Strike is "Those of us who are left". And so, with
the opposition not only from the Administration but also from the Works
Committee, the workers, many of them from the Trade Union Section of the CNT,
have been in permanent conflict for almost two years. Now after the disregard of
the Xunta they have decided to toughen the pressure measures. It is difficult to
imagine what goes through the head of a person who is on strike for 15
consecutive days if they have not been through a similar situation before.

- ALB News: First of all we want to thank you for your time for this interview.
We think your testimony is a direct source of what this strike is assuming. A
"David against Goliath" of the trade union struggle. Tell us, María, what is the
state of mind of the hundreds of compañeras who support the strike? What is yours
in particular?

- María: In general, those of us who are on strike every day feel encouraged by
the union of the workers and the joint effort and, on the other hand, discouraged
by the lack of intention to negotiate on the part of the Consortium and the
Xunta, which makes it difficult to see the end of this situation soon, feeling an
incalculable emotional exhaustion, which affects our day to day. I personally
believe that it is a situation of injustice and emotionally difficult to cope
with. This strike not only affects the workers and their families, but also
thousands of families with small children, the elderly, the basic services
provided in dozens of Municipalities. from Galicia.

- What is the response of your neighbors and the people in general?

- M: The abusive minimum services try to hide our protest, providing the least
distorted service possible, even so the majority of the neighbors and relatives
support us and know our demands first-hand. Today it can be said that this strike
is the main labor conflict in Galicia, not only because of the number of people
called but also because of the number of work centers affected. The media echo
your demands more and more, but we believe that if you were miners, tough men
with mustaches, and not "simple women" many other trade unionists would be
shouting their support.

Isn't there some institutional machismo in all this?

- Many people still think that the head of the family is the man, it is difficult
to change the opinion of people who do not evolve, since I am married I would
live off my husband and if he failed me I would look for another. I think the
best option is to be financially independent. Machismo is clear in this conflict,
even so we are not less than anyone and we will prove it. Every day that passes
you can see the growing anger, in the face of the Administration's ignoring and
the nerve to put some totally abusive Minimum Services. Silicone-blocked access
door locks have appeared in many places.

- What opinion do you deserve the statements of a municipal official, who
compared these acts as an act of terrorism?

Obviously there is a lack of information to make an adequate assessment of the
conflict.

- What do you think will be the way out of this conflict? Will it last over time?
Will they sit down to negotiate seeing the attitude of the workers and the
increasing pressure from mayors and families?

The hope is that the exit is fair and that it does not drag on over time, that
they sit down to negotiate and that they listen and accept our proposals.

- What is your opinion of the unions of the Company Committee? Do you think they
are defending interests that are alien to the workers of the Consortium?

They are simply not defending them despite the fact that it is their obligation,
with that all is said.

- Is the CNT Union, in which most of you have joined, being different? Do you
think that in some way this organization and its trade union model is reaching
more and more workers of the Consortium and in the same way the families and
people of the towns and cities where you are campaigning?

The CNT Union listened to our proposals from the outset and provided us with the
requested information at all times. As soon as I joined, I felt part of it, the
decisions are made together and the proposals that are transferred are taken into
account at all times. The CNT Union looks at the welfare of the workers and does
not take into account political and economic interests, although this creates
many enemies for us. The way of explaining things is easy to understand for everyone.

- Now, to finish, give us a message that you want to send to all the readers of
our website.

If you want to be defended like your mother, don't hesitate to join the CNT. To
be defended as your mother-in-law, choose any other union. Talking seriously.
Never stop fighting for the dignity of people!!!.

- Thank you very much Maria. We wish you a lot of strength in your fight!!!!!!

  Source: https://cnt.gal/intensa-semana-de-folga-do-persoal-do-consorcio-ieb/
https://cnt.gal/comunicado-da-seccion-sindical-da-cnt-no-consorcio-de-ieb-da-xunta/
https://cnt.gal/resumo-das-accions-na-segunda-semana-de-folga-no-consorcio-ieb/

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