Several trucks from the public company TRAGSA, a subsidiary of the State Industrial Holdings Company, have been collecting some of the rubbish that has accumulated in Jerez as a result of the strike by employees of Urbaser. The trucks were accompanied and protected by vans of the National Police.
1.5 million kilos of rubbish littering the streets of Jerez
After fourteen days of strike action by employees of the municipal cleaning service Urbaser in Jerez, and with one and a half million kilos of garbage uncollected on the streets, representatives of the workers and the concessionaire will meet today to try and reach an agreement on how to implement a 20% reduction in costs.
Indefinite strike in Jerez
The employees of the cleaning and waste collection concessionaire Urbaser in Jerez are set to begin an indefinite strike on Friday in protest at planned redundancies (ERE) in the company.
Iberia suspends Jerez to Madrid flights
As from today, Sunday October 28th, there are no more Iberia planes flying between Jerez and Madrid, this route now neing put in the hands of the airline’s low-cost subsidiaries, Iberia Express and Air Nostrum.
Around 2,000 pupils unable to attend school in Jerez due to the strike action
As the strike by cleaning staff in Jerez continues into its second week, around 2,000 children are currently unable to attend classes due to the unsanitary conditions in schools. The employees of the municipal cleaning company have already received one of the outstanding payrolls but are continuing their action.
Strike continues in Jerez
After five days of industrial action by cleaning staff in Jerez, the Council is calling for the situation to be declared an emergency and for minimum service levels to be increased. The Junta de Andalucia, however, does not agree.
Fifth day of strike in Jerez
It is the fifth day of the strike by employees of the cleaning concessionaire in Jerez and one infant school in the city has suspended classes due to the inability to meet the minimum standards of hygiene at the centre.
Elderly residents of care home offer to forego food to help pay care workers
Workers at the Suite La Maquesa residential care home for the elderly in Jérez have been protesting about outstanding salaries and residents at the home have offered to forego some of the food they receive in order to pay the salary of at least one worker.
Strike in Jerez called off
Municipal workers in Jerez have called off their proposed strike action, due to begin on August 9th.
Strike called in Jerez
Unions in Jerez have called a strike for August 9th in protest at Council plans to lay off 300 workers at the end of the ERE consultaion period on August 19th.