Industry
The Tubos Reunion Committee in Amurrio has rejected the indefinite strike and agreed on a calendar of mobilizations
Workers met this Tuesday to discuss how to deal with the 301 redundancies announced by the company.
President Pradales has urged all actors to "row in the same direction" to support Tubos Reunidos
President Imanol Pradales has described Tubos Reunidos as a "reference" company in a key sector such as the decarbonization of the economy and the energy transition, and has stressed that it must remain so in the future. "To overcome the situation we must all row in the same direction: management, workers, suppliers, creditors and institutions," he added.
"Despite the tariffs, it's been a good year for the machine tool."
Xabier Ortueta, director of AFM Cluster, has stated that "this year, in demand, the US has been our first market, we have received 22% of the orders from there." "The situation is difficult to manage, but we have handled it well because they have a great need for machine tools," added Ortueta.
The workers of Tubos Reunidos will meet this afternoon to decide on the next steps
In the morning there will be a meeting of the staff delegates who make up the works council to prepare for the afternoon meeting. The management has informed the workers of its intention to lay off 301 workers (274 in Amurrio and 27 in Trapagaran) and close the Amurrio steelworks.
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Chief Executive Mikel Jáuregui is committed to public-private investment to ensure the survival of Reunited Tubes
Industria, Counsellor for Energy Transition and Sustainability, has expressed concern about the company's debt, stressing the need to restructure the debt in order to ensure its sustainability.
Basurko is committed to a future industrial project for Reunited Tubes that will have as little impact as possible on employment
The unions point out that the follow-up to the first rounds of the Tubos Reunion strike in Amurrio has been "complete"
The workers have been concentrated again since 7 a.m. in the vicinity of the Alavesa factory, where they will remain until the end of the scheduled meetings between the workers' representatives and the company, at which time they will report on the number of workers affected by the ERE.
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According to Mikel Jauregi, the Tubos Reunidos solution must be "viable" and the restructuring "long-term"
The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government has advocated on Radio Euskadi to seek among all the agents the true viability of Tubos Reunidos and to "complete an industrial project of the future" that will maintain industrial activity in Amurrio and Trapagaran, although he has acknowledged that debt is a major problem and that "the situation is complicated".
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The unions estimate that there will be at least 130 redundancies in Tubos Reunidos if the ERE is ratified
The Amurrio and Trapagaran Works Councils have met at the Bizkaia plant to establish a common position before the first meeting with the management on 9 February.
Balenciaga shipyard workers will return to work this Monday
The Zumaia shipyard will henceforth operate under the command of the Arab group Abu Dhabi Ports. In December the workers and the Arab group closed the sale agreement . The agreement provides for a 5% wage cut and freezing for the next three years.
The Basque Government believes that the agreement with Mercosur is a "clear opportunity" for the Basque industry
The Basque industry grew by 0.8% in November, but fell in Álava
Thus, production has increased in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, while in Álava it has decreased by 7.9%, according to Eustat data.
Industrial activity in the Basque Country grew by 0.8% year-on-year in November, but fell by 1.0% in the month
According to Eustat data, equipment has increased year after year, despite the monthly decline in Álava and the decline in activity.
The Basque consortium has closed the purchase operation of Ayesa Digital for 480 million euros
As a result of the operation, the decision center of the late Ibermatica will return to the Basque Country.
Uvesco will again be in the hands of Basque investors
The company that owns BM Supermarkets and Super Amara has completed an operation that will strengthen its business roots; in the next few days it has been confirmed that another Basque consortium will also acquire Ayesa (formerly Ibermatics).
They will strike at the Legutiano Metal Group and protest in Abadiño over an ERE that will cause 139 redundancies
In the ERE, they propose to close the Lebario (Abadiño) plant by firing 48 of its workers and reducing the Legutiano workforce by 91 people.
The Basque Government welcomes the agreement reached at the Balenciaga shipyard and thanks the workers for their 'effort'
The Minister for Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government has explained that in the negotiations "the rope has been tightened a lot, but it has never been broken." The agreement will give a workload both to the shipyard's own workers and to the non-direct jobs that depend on it.