Bizkaia's self-schools are on their third day of strike this Monday after the failure of their last meeting
The ELA and CC.OO. unions called three strike days for July and the previous two have had a strong turnout. Last week, on 15 July, they met with the APAVI employers but did not reach an agreement.
Demonstration of self-school workers in Bizkaia on July 8 on the streets of Bilbao. EITB
The workers of the self-schools of Bizkaia will havetheir third day of strike called for this month on Monday.
Convened by the ELA and CC.OO. unions, the two previous calls took place on 7 and 16 July and the workers gave them a broad response .
The trade unions have denounced that there has been no improvement in the sectoral agreement, which has not been updated for more than a decade despite numerous negotiating meetings, including the demand for a wage increase, and have denounced that the proposal made by the APAVI employers (2.5% increase) is well below the CPI.
On July 15, the two sides held their last meeting, but there was no progress.
The representatives of ELA have explained that the employers did not take "any step forward, but rather some step backwards," which is why they "push the collective on strike," said Ainhoa Tirapu.
The CC.O. representative also noted a backward step in the position of the APAVI Patrol at the meeting on 15, adding that they hope to have a "different position" at the next meeting, on 2 September.
In this context, there will be no classes on Monday for students in the process of obtaining a driving licence.
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