Airbus ends the strike in Cádiz, Seville and Toledo after reaching a preliminary agreement with unions
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- The Airbus staff in Cádiz, Tablada (Seville) and Illescas (Toledo) have decided to end the indefinite strike that began on August 25 after a preliminary agreement with the unions ATP, CCOO, SIPA and UGT, mediated by the Ministry of Industry.
- The agreement includes salary updating according to the real CPI and progressive recovery of 7.95% of the lost purchasing power until 2029.
- However, UGT has denied having signed the pre-agreement and denounces an attempt at manipulation by the company.
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The strike at the Airbus plants in Cádiz, Tablada (Seville) and Illescas (Toledo) began on August 25 as a measure of pressure for salary and labor improvements after weeks of stalled negotiations.
The Airbus staff at the Cádiz, Tablada (Seville) and Illescas (Toledo) centers have decided to end the indefinite strike that began on August 25, after the company and several unions reached a pre-agreement with the mediation of the Ministry of Industry. The document, which will be submitted this month to a binding referendum among the workforce, has made it possible to unblock a labor dispute that has been going on for weeks, although, according to union sources, participation in the vote held this Monday has barely reached a tenth of the workers.
The proposal presented by Airbus includes, among its main measures, the commitment to update salaries in accordance with the real CPI and progressively recover 7.95% of the lost purchasing power. This compensation would be distributed proportionally over the next four years, until 2029. The approach also contemplates fully maintaining the current conditions of the teleworking agreement, in addition to incorporating other labor improvements.
After learning of the pre-agreement last Friday, September 4, the Minister of Industry, Jordi Hereu, described the principle of understanding reached as "magnificent." In his opinion, the proposal makes it possible to reconcile an improvement in the salary and working conditions of the workforce with the guarantee of the competitiveness and industrial viability of Airbus in Spain.
For its part, the company highlighted in a statement the understanding reached with the ATP, CCOO, SIPA and UGT unions, a process that, according to Airbus, has been facilitated and supported by the Ministry of Industry and that has allowed sufficient consensus to be gathered to submit the proposal to the decision of all employees.
However, the inclusion of UGT among the organizations that support the pre-agreement has generated controversy. The union has expressed its "absolute rejection" of what it considers an alleged attempt at manipulation by Airbus management and has denied having signed any agreement or pre-agreement with the company, thus distancing itself from the version conveyed by the company.
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The binding referendum among Airbus staff will approve the preliminary salary and labor agreement.
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Open Questions
- What will be the result of the binding referendum among the staff on the pre-agreement?
- Why does UGT deny having signed the pre-agreement despite appearing as a signatory in the Airbus statement?
- What specific measures does the plan to recover lost purchasing power include?
