Warning for holidaymakers travelling to and from Canary Islands this Easter as airport workers plan strike action
The Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), or General Union of Workers has called for action.
Holidaymakers who are due to travel to and from Canary Islands this Easter should be aware that the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), or General Union of Workers has called for strike action. According to the UGT website, “The UGT union points out that the attitude of the companies and the main public entity is pushing Spanish airports to the brink of collapse during Easter week, and if things don't change, the summer won't be much better. The UGT has filed strike notices at Groundforce and Menzies.”
The website also states that “Because we cannot allow the permanent establishment of non-compliance with such basic issues as the economic rights of the transferred employees and the rest of the staff, the working conditions , altering breaks , holidays and schedules at the whim of the company, hiding behind the fact that this business is a public service, not respecting the basic conditions of part-time contracts , prioritizing this type of contract alleging essential flexibility and committing a systematic abuse of overtime , hidden, disguised as complementary hours that the worker does not refuse in order to improve his salary a little.
“Thus making all fundamental aspects of working conditions more precarious.
“So, as long as the main players, with AENA at the forefront, remain impassive, the only recourse is to strike.”
When are talks taking place regarding strikes in the Canary Islands?
Talks are due to take place on Friday March 20.
What happens if an agreement is not reached regarding strikes?
If an agreement is not reached, strikes are due to take place on March 28 and 29 and during the 2nd to 6th April.
Canarian Weekly also reported that “Workers at Groundforce are also involved, with around 250 staff in Lanzarote expected to strike.They are planning ongoing walkouts from 27th March, taking place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at set times throughout the day and night.
“This dispute is mainly about pay rises linked to inflation, which the union says are not being properly applied.”
What’s happening in Tenerife at the moment?
Winds of over 100 km/h and heavy rainfall are set to hit the island of Tenerife on Wednesday March 19. From 3pm this afternoon, the Island Emergency Plan (PEIN) has been activated. One person wrote in the Costa Adeje Tenerife ❤✈️Facebook group “Can I please ask how is the storm situation? Here they are saying that it's really bad, code yellow etc.. our flight is tomorrow morning... we are reading that advice not to go on flights... bit crazy the news.”