The Madrid garbage strike will complicate more than what the three parties involved (City Council, companies and unions) were initially imagined. The reason: differences of opinion between the main points of improvement of the future agreement to be signed. Last night, CCOO, UGT presented a pre -agreement that was rejected by an overwhelming majority, 900 workers against and 200 in favor. However, RSU managed to convince workers not to settle and continue fighting “especially to improve social conditions,” explains a worker from the canton of Vallecas at the Cibeles Gate waiting for the meeting to end the City Council. The strike will continue, at least, until tomorrow.
The delegate of Urbanism, Environment and Mobility, has valued as a victory that “after 24 hours without the two parties gathered after the rejection of the pre -agreement” the meeting with the City Council has served to “resume negotiation.” “From now on they are already looking for a place to maintain that meeting and reach an agreement that disturbs this strike as soon as possible,” he explained. As for the friction points that led to failure the pre -agreement on Tuesday night, the three unions (UGT, CCOO and RSU) They assume that they were “social nuances” that the delegate values ”as easy to solve.”
A group of four workers also waiting at the end of the meeting at the door of Cibeles confirm and explain to this medium that “money matters”, but “more social conditions.” “We want free time, the possibility of promoting, more security, less stress. Not everything is money as this first agreement has been thought. That’s why we vote against,” he says. They also affect that 50% of the minimum services decreed are being met “Within the resources you have.” “There are many damaged trucks. We do what we can, but if you do not reach 50% it is because it is not 100% in normal conditions,” he continues in response to this morning of the delegate on how the second night of strike has developed.
The “surprising” conflict between unions and companies
Carabante has announced that they summoned a meeting mainly “to warn some that, if they do not meet the minimum services they will be sanctioned” and encourage others to “listen to workers, They carry that they will be accepted and that, therefore, they have the representation to take agreements, “explained the delegate. This second point is the one that worried the delegate, which valued as” surprising “that the unions that represent the workers” have not been able to convince their own to support an agreement in which they did believe “and said that the City Council will continue to act as a negotiator.
On this, a UGT worker present in the concentration explains that “Communication between workers and unions in a strike is not so fluid For meetings and tension “and that, for that,” are the assemblies. ” This has been and is time to rectify and be happy for the maximum possible people, “he replies. When asked why with paper, cardboard and glass services a similar agreement was reached and accepted, but they have not done so, the employee argues that” or far “is the same job.” Those three waste is collected from a truck with a hook. We got up to 800 cubes on one night. We need more protection and guarantee, “adds another partner who listens to the conversation.
A possible pre -agreement could stop the strike on Thursday
Therefore, currently UGT, CCOO and RSU meet again with the FCC winning companies, value, act, OHL, Prezero and Urbaser, to try to reach another pre -agreement throughout tonight that this time this time this time Yes it convenient workers and that tomorrow can be ratified in the Workers’ Assembly. Meanwhile, the alternate collection of waste continues and this Thursday will be Centro, Arganzuela, Salamanca, Chamartín, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Chamberí, Moncloa-Aravaca, Carabanchel, Usera, Linear City, Vicálvaro and San Blas-Canillejas those that dawn with their brown cubes, yellow and orange without empty.
“That the neighbors do not get the trash to the street when it touches is essential so that I do not know an unhealthiness situation,” asked Carabante. “That the streets dawn less dirty now It is in the hands of the neighbors fulfilling the rotation, “said the Vallecas worker. At least one point between the City Council and cleaning that leaves this Wednesday of garbage and negotiations.
