The union counts 59 pending agreements affecting 124,697 workers and warns of a loss of purchasing power due to inflation and housing prices.
Collective bargaining in Castilla y León is progressing at an insufficient pace for CC OO. As of October 8, unions and employers had closed 47 of the 106 regional sector agreements planned for this year, which represents 44.3% of the total, according to the data handled by the union. There are 59 agreements pending that affect 124,697 workers, while the 47 signed cover 75,942 employees.
The information, published by laopiniondezamora.es, details that of the 37 agreements carried over from previous years, 24 have been negotiated, and of the 69 expiring in 2025, 23 have been closed. This leaves 14 pending from previous years and 45 that expired last year. In Zamora, of the nine agreements to negotiate affecting more than 8,500 people, five have been signed, benefiting over 4,580 workers, leaving four without agreement.
The Secretary of Trade Union Action, Occupational Health and Environment of CC OO in Castilla y León, Fernando Fraile, attributes the blockage to the business attitude: "Employers prolong the process, to see if better times come for their interests." Fraile hopes that the general strike on November 11 will help unblock the negotiation tables.
"The general strike must allow for the unblocking of collective bargaining" to "raise wages, reduce working hours and advance in the safety and health of workers, ending precariousness," asserts Fraile.
The union official estimates the average increase of agreements in the community until September at 2.99%, and at 3.21% for those signed this year. With inflation hovering around 5%, he warns that "wage increases are being outstripped by the CPI," which translates into a loss of purchasing power. Fraile also criticizes the CEOE's refusal to sign the VI Agreement for Employment and Collective Bargaining (AENC), for which unions propose increases of between 4% and 7% depending on the sector.
The union adds the rising cost of housing as a pressure factor on household economies. According to Fraile, purchase prices have skyrocketed by 12% in the last year and rents have increased by 23% in four years, costs that are not reflected in the CPI. "There is room for wealth distribution," he argues, pointing to business margins, which remain at historically high levels, as part of the origin of the inflationary process.
The mobilizations called by CC OO will focus on the open collective bargaining processes and will have a general character. The strike on November 11 is the next date to measure the response of workers and the employers' willingness to reactivate the tables.
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