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Petronor's works council has declared minimum services "totally abusive" and will go to court

They have reported that Petronor's management "refuses" to provide the strike committee with the information it is obliged to provide so that they do not monitor and verify "everything it does not comply with" in accordance with the regulations.

Rueda de prensa del comité de Petronor en Muskiz



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25/9/2025
Press conference of the Petronor Works Council. Photo: EFE

Petronor's works councilhas described as "totally abusive" the minimum services imposed as a result of the indefinite strikethat began last Thursday and will therefore go to court with the aim of defending the right to strike.

Petronor workers started an indefinite strike on Thursday afternoonto report that the transfer of the locker room to another building implies an "extension"of the working day. In this regard, they have denounced the arduous working relationship with the company, as well as the "deterioration" of the refinery's facilities.

The unions that make up the Workers' Committee have reported  (UGT, CCOO, TU and ELA)  that on Thursday they summoned the management of Petronor and reiterated their readiness to negotiate. In response to the Workers' Committee's refusal, they demanded "strict" compliance with the regulations and the cessation of any activity that is not aimed at the supply of thenational market, which means the immediate cessation of around 80% of the facilities.

They have reported that Petronor's management "refuses" to provide the strike committee with the information it is obliged to provide so that they do not monitor and verify "everything it does not comply with" in accordance with the regulations.

"Last night more than 40 people doubled their shift and at the moment there are people who are tripling, who have been working for more than 18 hours in a row becauseof the impossibility of leaving the job due to lack of  shifts, which means that it is up to people who are exhausted to take care of the facility, "they have criticized.

That is all eta, they have asked Petronor's management to "abandon arrogance, reflect, negotiate and end senseless impositions." 

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