Workers from Tubos Reunion in Amurrio who want to get back to work will have a bus to the factory from Tuesday
On Thursday, 232 workers, supported by CCOO and UGT, voted in favour of ending the strike and reworking against the majority opinion represented by ELA, LAB and ESK. The aim of this measure, according to the company, is for those who wish to return to work to enter and leave the workplace in appropriate safety conditions.
Workers from Tubos Reunion in Amurrio who wish to return to work will have bus service available from Tuesday to facilitate access and exit from the facility, the management has reported.
This Thursday, the asnblada took place at the Amurrio plant and of the 234 participants, they voted to end the indefinite strike 232 . However, this figure does not reach a third of the total number of workers; there are870 workers at the Amurrio plant.
232 workers, supported by CCOO and UGT, voted in favour of ending the strike and working again, contrary to the majority opinion represented by ELA, LAB and ESK, who are in favour of continuing the indefinite strike.
There is a climate of tension in Amurrio. At the workers' assembly on Thursday there was a climate of tension at the entrance to the factory, where half a hundred riot police officers guarded the entrance due to the presence of pickets supporting the strike.
After the meeting, the workers opposed to the strike explained that they would try to go to work every day and talk to the management to organize the entrance to the plant. The management today announced that it will make available to the staff the bus service FROM the 12th to facilitate access and exit to the facilities.
Meanwhile, workers joining the strike have demonstrated today from the factory to the centre of Amurrio. The unions ELA, LAB and ESK, the union majority of the plant, have not valued the assembly and vote held yesterday.
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