#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #SPAIN #News #Journal #Update - (en) Spain, GT calls a strike at RENFE[rail service] on November 7 and 11 against the loss of purchasing power (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 CGT has agreed to call 23-hour strikes for November 7 and 11 due to the

exorbitant rise in the CPI, the null negotiation of the III Collective Agreement,
the lack of personnel, and of rail service, in which the trains have not been
recovered prior to the pandemic. ---- From CGT they understand that the
cancellation agreements signed by the majority Unions are totally insufficient to
really improve the working conditions of the railway men and women, and of the
users in general. ---- CGT considers it necessary to call strikes against the
loss of purchasing power on November 7 and 11 "before the passivity of the
majority unions." SEMAF, UGT and CCOO have called off their strikes without
achieving progress or concrete measures according to CGT sources. However, from
CGT they consider "it is necessary to mobilize for the rights of workers and the
rights of all users of rail services."

Internally, the CGT considers "inevitable to undertake a serious and deep
negotiation of the Collective Agreement, which responds to the needs of the
workers." Likewise, they consider from CGT "essential" a salary increase that
responds to the increase in the CPI, so as not to lose purchasing power.

SEMAF, UGT and CC.OO say in the summons that "the regulation of the 35-hour day
will be promoted." But CGT explains that "the form of reduction or the form of
application is not specified, it is talk without concreteness". The calling
unions speak of reducing salary scales, when from CGT they point out that "what
has to be done is eliminate them, since they assume that in the same position
there are employees who earn up to 33% less salary than their colleagues", which
qualify as "inadmissible" and claim "equal work, equal pay." CGT states that
"SEMAF, UGT and CC.OO leave other issues, stating that they will be negotiated,
but without having achieved anything" and state that "without obtaining rights
strikes are not called off".

CGT is more ambitious and they state that they are looking for "real and tangible
improvements", they will not demobilize "because of empty promises or forgetting
that there are other aspects to be negotiated in this Agreement".

In addition, the CGT also focuses these strikes on the users, explaining that
"the lack of personnel causes a poor service, when a public service is essential
to respond to the interests of citizens effectively", for which they demand an
increase in the places in the next Renfe Public Employment Offer, "these places
should cover all vacant positions and avoid the suppression of trains, the
closure of stations and the deterioration of the railway service". They continue
to report how the lack of train drivers causes fewer trains to circulate. The
lack of controllers affects safety on board, since they are responsible for the
correct provision of the service in train cars, safety in evacuations, transfers
and incidents. They also point out that the lack of staff in workshops causes the
trains to run in worse conditions, generating delays and even suppressions, the
lack of staff at the ticket office and customer service, causes defenselessness
of users, endless queues, closure of ticket offices, ghost stations ,
misinformation and poor service at the stations and the lack of staff at the
Management Centers is also very worrying and directly affects the resolution of
incidents.

For these reasons, CGT informs that they have agreed, despite the pre-agreement
reached on Friday morning by the majority unions with the company, to continue
with the mobilizations to achieve the demands of the Grupo-Renfe railway staff,
since "this pre-agreement consolidates the loss of purchasing power and does not
palliate any social claim regarding the public service and users".

CGT makes an "appeal to the staff to support the strikes called to prevent the
other unions from signing a 3-year agreement, which does not include real
improvements in the working conditions of railway workers but which does
guarantee them a fictitious social peace " and summons concentrations in Valencia
on the 7th and 11th, coinciding with the strikes, at the Estació del Nord, from
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Contact:

Juan Ramón Ferrandis Bresó (Railway, S.G. CGT PVyM): 657 27 27 34 -
cgtsffval@hotmail.com
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