Vicinay workers believe that the employer is more interested in land than in industrial activity

The WorksCouncil has opposed the Employment Regulation Dossier PROPOSED by the management of the company Vicinay, alleging that the management has no interestin the industrial activity\ u00A0 ETA mismanagement  and has questioned the real interests of the investor Dámaso Quintana, given his "activity" and that it is an "attractive land with a way out to sea".

Vicinay workers mobilised this morning to demand the maintenance of employment and the involvement of the Basque Government and made a statement alongthesame lines as  LAB.

They recall that L and MPs have allocated 15 million to the company, so it is necessary to know "whatcommitments were made  and what guarantees exist for the maintenance of activity and jobs ".

Vicinay workers do not agree to carry new adjustments on their shoulders, they claim to have suffered from UTEs and accumulated long periods of inactivity . The company proposes to start negotiations on 9 November with a one-month duration. Previously, on 5 November, they will hold a meeting with the Basque Government.

Recovery of activity

In statements to the media this morning, the chairman of the Works Council, Victor Salinas, has advocated building the future of the company from "the recovery of activity, the arrival of new orders, productive investments and the maintenance of employment." He has expressed the rejection of the working class, which has continued to make sacrifices for years: "sacrifices made for years must serve to keep the company going."

Salinas stresses that the situation does not only affect 60 people: it is a company with 150 yearsof history and 128 workers ,  "createsuncertainty for the rest ofthe workers and has consequences  throughout Sestao and on the Left Bank. "