Mallorca strike: school buses ordered to run at 100%

Mallorca’s school buses must run at 100% on Wednesday 11 November, despite a nationwide strike over housing and pay. In Palma, Mallorca, the metro must run at 80% for much of the day. The General Confederation of Labour (CGT), which called the strike, and the Confederation of Tenants’ Unions (CSI) say the compulsory minimum services stop some workers from striking.

Different rules elsewhere

Madrid’s metro must run at 80% during rush hour. In Catalonia, the minimum for public transport is 25% during rush hours; in the Basque Country, it is 30%. State-run commuter trains must run at 75% during rush hours.

The CSI says the gap between those figures and the rules in the Balearics cannot be justified on technical grounds. Minimum services, it argues, should cover essential needs rather than make the strike day look like an ordinary Wednesday.

Unions consider legal action

The CSI says it will support legal challenges by the CGT. It points to a Constitutional Court requirement that minimum-service orders be justified and proportionate in each case, and says courts have overturned dozens of excessive orders in recent years.

Both organisations are asking workers assigned to minimum services to check that they have received an individual written notice and to report any suspected abuse to their union.

Topics: Strikes · Traffic · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com