Controversy in the signing of the agreement of industry fire prevention and extinguishing of Castilla-La Mancha.
The Government of Castilla-La Mancha and the unions have signed a collective agreement this morning sector prevention and extinguishing forest fires in the region. The agreement, which affects 2,300 workers and is pending since late 2008, has been controversial until the day of signature. In fact, the column was delayed an hour union differences.
Speaking to the media, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Jose Luis Martinez, tera gold, Guijarro, has described as "complicated, hard and tortuous" the situation experienced this morning in the moments before the signing.
Guijarro Martinez explained that CGT and UGT raised to retain the figure of the labor mediator, who has worked for months in negotiations on the document "in the commission monitoring the agreement.
But both the Counseling and CCOO-majority union in GEACAM-have rejected this demand because "the mediator ends when the collective agreement is signed, for the implementation of the agreement only needs to implement the agreements," according to the counselor.
For its part, CGT and UGT sources have also alleged differences in pay scales presented this morning about the negotiations, a point, ffxiv gil, that they deny from counseling. Guijarro Martinez has indicated that there may be "arithmetic errors" and attributes that "there is a clause in case there is an error to correct, but to correct those mistakes do not need the figure of any mediator."
On the other hand, the Minister regretted that UGT and CGT have been conditioned, fallen earth chips, this morning the signing of the readmission agreement of a worker who has been dismissed for GEACAM.
"The company even published, is a company and when someone breaks the rules of operation can be fired, as in any business and I think it is only intended to condition the signing of an agreement on the readmission of a worker who has been fired because we are talking about something that affects 2,300 workers, not just one, "said. CCOO
Moreover, since CCOO, the secretary of the Federation Agrifood Castilla-La Mancha, Jose Sanchez of threads, has coincided with Martinez Guijarro in noting that henceforth "the mediator is not necessary." He appealed to "the principle of good faith of the company" and has assured that "we are the workers and unions who have to work now so that the agreement is fulfilled."
So, has lambasted UGT and CGT because it believes that "can not be changing daily an agreement because one comes to mind an idea, any errors to be corrected will be corrected in due course."
On the other hand, Sanchez has the Yarns confident that in two or three months was also signed collective agreement which affects the rest of GEACAM workers, those not working in fire prevention and suppression work.
He recalled that there GEACAM undertaking that has a "unique agreement for all workers." It has also stated that CCOO ensure that compliance with the agreement signed this morning and hoped that with the signing, "it will mark a new stage of relations with GEACAM." CONVENTION
The Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Jose Luis Martinez Guijarro, recalled that the agreement brings about an improvement in employment and economic conditions of workers in prevention and extinctionforest fires.
He emphasized that according to the agreement, employees work 12 months a year when former employees time and prevention campaign, moreover, as "major development" has pointed to the second activity.
From now on, those over 62 years may decide voluntarily if they leave the work of extinction for other activities within the company. Also be provided with a second business to employees who fail physicals.
With regard to wage increases, Guijarro Martinez has indicated it will depend on the Finance Act of Castilla la Mancha but has been estimated that in four years, the increase is around 15%.
Furthermore, with the agreement, also creates a "snap-quality" by the workers will receive 25% of their salaries in the coming years so that "with the completion of the agreement, the workers will pay 12 monthly two extra pay. "
Moreover, Martinez Guijarro has affected the agreement provides that the responsibility of the regional government the structuring of the required devices in each hood.
From Workers' Commissions, the state secretary of the Agri-Food Federation of the union, Jesus Villar, stressed that the agreement of forestry in Castilla la Mancha is an example of the "professionalization" of this sector.
The collective agreement for workers in fire prevention and extinction of Castilla La Mancha will take retroactive effect from 2008 and shall remain in force until 2012.