European dockworkers plan two-hour strike on June 29th
This stoppage has been called for two main reasons, officials said: To support the struggle of Spanish dockworkers in their current conflict with that nation’s government; and to fight the ultra-liberal model of the European Union that goes against the interests of workers and trade unions.
According to IDC General Coordinator Jordi Aragunde, “the Spanish Minister of Public Works, Mr. Íñigo de la Serna, and his team have acted with great irresponsibility through their destabilization of the growing port sector. The legislative decree which has been approved is not only contrary to what has been agreed between companies and workers; it is also far removed from the demands of the European Court of Justice, especially since Brussels has approved changes in the Belgian port model system which include many of the demands now being made by Spanish workers.”
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