Only three days remain until the Girona+Neta staff begins an indefinite strike that could leave municipal cleaning activity paralyzed. The works council announced two weeks ago that the strike would begin on May 4 if an agreement for the new collective bargaining agreement was not reached. The agreement for the new collective bargaining agreement has not yet occurred, although positions were closer than a few days ago. This Thursday, various meetings were held to unblock the situation, with meetings that reportedly extended until the early hours of the morning.
Ongoing negotiations
The company committee continues to be open to negotiating under external supervision. The negotiation is now being carried out with mediation by the Bar Association after accepting the City Council's proposal for lawyers to conduct the mediation. During the day, worker assemblies were also held related to the negotiations and a planned meeting with the municipal government. The City Council published on social media that there could be disruptions in cleaning and waste collection services due to the worker assembly. The possible disruptions could extend until this Friday according to official communication. At the close of editing, no agreement had been reached between the company and the workers.
"Continues open to negotiate" - Works council, Girona+Neta
Claims and context
The conflict has been dragging on for more than a year, with collective agreement negotiations without prior agreement. Workers are demanding salary increases linked to the CPI and schedules that allow them work-life balance. At the service level, they request concrete improvements in daily operations.
- More cleaning, routes, and frequency of passage
- An expansion of the operational staff
- Vehicles that adapt to the real needs of the service
- The recovery of the neighborhood street sweeper figure
The workers maintain that these needs are unassumable with the means they currently have available. If there is no agreement, the strike would directly impact the Temps de Flors festival, which begins on May 9. At the time of closing the edition, it is indicated that it was unknown how the minimum services would be organized in case of a staff stoppage.