Next Saturday March 14 trade unions CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a mass demonstration in Barcelona a firm commitment to begin a process of mobilization, information and consultation to address the effects of financial and production crisis is causing among the working class in Catalonia. Because in fact the economic slowdown is affecting a very intense labor and industrial tissue Catalan and not a few templates threatened by layoffs, lockouts, redundancies or relocations. The cases of Sener as Nissan, Seat, Mini or Panrico. However, the list is even longer: Esteban Ikeda, Simon Braun, Frape-Behr, rock, Eurosite ACC Spain, Delphi, Robert Bosch, Indo, DHL, Grupo Zeta Hotel Cristal Palace, etc.. And behind every labor dispute is not only produced the deterioration of relations in Catalunya but hide thousands of personal and family dramas.
The rally March 14 in a context of extreme increase in unemployment in Catalonia. In February there were 23,730 more unemployed, representing an increase of 5.21% over the previous month percentage rate higher than in the whole of Spain, with an increase in unemployment of 4.6%. This means that Catalonia is the second community with more standing after Andalusia, being the total number of unemployed stood at 479,487 Catalunya, very few data especially when one's concern Consellera de Treball de la Generalitat has publicly acknowledged that in the coming months the number of unemployed in Catalunya exceed the figure of half a million.
is necessary, therefore, to confront the crisis since the social union movement with the prime objective of the economic situation does not take advantage from the employer to pay the consequences for the working class. In this regard, and in parallel to the mobilization, from the widows PSUC support the proposals from the major trade unions in Catalonia have been presented. Necessary proposals as to realize a plan of rescue and recovery of the industry through policies active sector, financial subsidies to small businesses with liquidity problems through the ICF (Institut Català de Finances) and ICO (Official Credit Institute), fostering an offensive against unemployment by strengthening the attention to the unemployed and improving occupancy and warranty programs when it comes to improving performance and access to unemployment benefit, to ensure the application of Article 24 of the Statute of Catalonia which provides a guaranteed minimum income for those without access to unemployment benefit some, encourage the creation of a commission tracking of the bailout of the financial sector made by management and unions or finally, facilitate the establishment of local tables to the state's public investment with the participation of trade unions when trying to evaluate the plans of occupation.
Consequently, from the widows PSUC we appeal to all our membership to actively participate in the demonstration on Saturday 14 March in Barcelona. The recent breakdown of the social dialogue between employers and unions over the renewal of the Collective Bargaining Agreements (ANC) for 2009 requires an immediate response from the unions and the working class. It is time to travel and not give in to blackmail the employer, ultimately, it is time to claims against the business and to defend the general interests of workers.
Secretariat Working World PSUC viu.
March 9, 2009.
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