Trade unions and employers sign the first agreement on nursing homes in Navarre
After more than five years of negotiations, trade unions and employers have signed the agreement today, which will involve more than 5,000 workers.
Councilor Mari Carmen Maeztu with representatives of trade unions and employers after the signing of the agreement.
The UGT, LAB and CCOO unions have today signed an agreement with the employers LARESand ANEA, which will affect more than 5,000 workers in nursing homes and day centres.
ELA has not supported the agreementbecause it believes that it does not guarantee the loss of purchasing power of workers, who have demanded that wage increases be in line with the annual CPI index, but the other power stations have not opted to include this criterion in the agreement.
In separate documents, the signatories explain that the agreement has been the result of the struggle of the workers and the work of the trade unions, after more than five years of negotiations, which they say will last four years , for which they have agreed with the employers to improve the conditions of the workers.
These include wage increases of up to 22 per cent for the first year at the lowest level and 12 per cent for the rest of the year, thereby guaranteeing a minimum wage of €1,425.
Working hours will be gradually reduced from 1,720 hours per year in 2026 to 71 hours by 2030.
The signatories, satisfied
The UGT union stresses that this first agreement in the sector is the result of the struggle of the workers, who, although the conditions of the workers will be more dignified, say that it is essential to continue fighting in order to continue to improve the area of care.
For its part, CCOO has asked the Government of Navarre to do everything in its power to ensure that the care sector is not a business for several companies.
On the other hand, LAB has highlighted the struggle that workers have been waging in recent years to get rid of state agreements and to reach a pact within the Foral Community itself.
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