The assembly of Comforsa workers, with the support of CCOO and UGT, began a mobilization this Friday in Campdevànol (Girona) that will last until December 5. This Friday they will stop for two hours each shift and cut the road in Ripoll.
The president of the committee, Xavier Rodríguez, has explained that the main demand is that the management of the steel company, owned by the Generalitat, be “more agile” so that it functions as a commercial company, something that they now assure does not happen, and to avoid so viability is in “danger”
The workers also demand a salary increase and that their professional groups be reviewed, among other demands.
The midday strike took place in front of warehouse 4, which is where the offices are, the place where all the concentrations will be held.
More than a hundred workers, with the support of both unions, gathered in the rain and with a banner that said ‘For the freedom of Comforsa and the future of Ripollès’.
The demands of Comforsa workers focus on four points, as highlighted by the president of the works council, Xavier Rodríguez.
First and most important is ensuring the “viability” of the company. They demand that the Government demonstrate that it is working to reverse the situation and demonstrate that they can work as a commercial company “with guarantees.”
Workers also want a salary increase that does not make them lose purchasing power. “Last year they raised us 2.75 percent, but the increase in the last two years is practically 10 percent,” he said.
Another important point is to be able to continue receiving social assistance that workers had historically had and that they lost with the change in management. “They have denied us and now they are not paying us,” said Rodríguez. The fourth point is the review of professional groups that, according to the president of the committee, could mean an increase in category for many workers and that “have also denied it.”
