Malaga metro workers to intensify strike next week

The labor conflict at the Metro de Málaga concession company is escalating. The company's committee has announced new partial strikes, ... which will take place next Thursday, April 16. Thus, the workers are hardening their stance in what they consider "a deadlock in the negotiation" of the collective agreement.

Unlike previous mobilizations, where the strikes affected only one time slot, this time there will be two stoppages, coinciding with peak demand hours: the first, from 7:00 to 10:00 AM (morning rush hour); and the second, from 12:30 to 3:30 PM (the same but for the early afternoon return home).

The strikes will affect Thursday's morning rush hour for going to work, as well as the early afternoon return home

The workers' representatives denounce the "immobility in which the company has settled," an attitude that, they claim, is preventing progress on fundamental aspects and blocking any possibility of agreement. In this situation, the committee has made a direct call to the Junta de Andalucía —the administration on which this service depends— to get involved in the labor conflict. Regarding this, union leaders criticize that, to date, there has been "no movement or statement" by the Andalusian government, which, in their opinion, "is contributing to prolong the conflict."

Before, appointment at Sercla

This new call for mobilizations comes in the context of a meeting for a new mediation act at Sercla, which will take place next Monday, April 13 at 9:30 AM. To this appointment, the committee comes with a "willingness to dialogue," although they warn that, if there is no real change in attitude from the management, they do not rule out increasing the pressure up to an "indefinite strike."

The staff's demands focus on maintaining purchasing power, regulating continuous driving, rest on night shifts, and guarantees for partial retirement. The committee emphasizes that these requests are "reasonable" and contrast with the financial situation of the concessionaire, which has recorded "record profits," exceeding 47 million euros in the last fiscal year.

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