UGT Canarias confirmed the call for a strike in the trade sector on November 28, coinciding with Black Friday. This is a strike by small and medium enterprises in the province of Las Palmas and a hunger strike in Santa Cruz de … Tenerife.
The Federation of Services, Mobility and Consumer Affairs (FeSMC) defended this decision after failing to reach an agreement during the last meeting held on Tuesday afternoon with the employers’ association. As he pointed out, “despite the important advantages that the sector has accumulated in the last four years,” the Employers’ Association is still in positions that it considers, It does not guarantee real improvements On the payroll.
Likewise, FeSMC denounced the proposed 3.6% salary increase. “wet paper” If the absorption and compensation clause is maintained, this increase will not translate into an actual increase in salary.
The union organization explained, “For this reason, we demand the abolition of this concept, with the aim of ensuring that the agreed-upon increase actually reaches the employees’ pockets.”
The Union proposes an increase of 3% until 2026 and 2.5% in 2027, in tables that do not take into account the concept of absorption or compensation. He added: “But despite the wealth achieved by 85,000 workers in this sector, employers are closed to this recognition.”
Finally, the union acknowledged that employers are proposing some measures, such as implementing a Life insurance or early exit On Christmas dates “that do not meet the level of collective demands.”