Mallorca strike: PSIB politicians to donate day’s pay

Mallorca, Balearic Islands: PSIB-PSOE politicians in public office across the islands plan to join Wednesday’s general strike and donate their income for the day to a social organisation. The party has not yet chosen which organisation will receive the money.

The donation addresses a pay problem. According to the PSIB-PSOE, the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, the Mallorca Island Council and Palma City Council have no way to dock a politician’s pay for striking.

The strike calls for decent wages and pensions, and access to decent housing. The party is urging people to join Wednesday’s demonstrations in Palma, Mallorca, Maó on Menorca and Eivissa on Ibiza.

The Socialists also criticise institutions run by the People’s Party for not postponing their scheduled business. Changing those plans would have made it easier for staff to strike, the PSIB-PSOE says.

Topics: Strikes · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com