On June 10 a strike was called by the works council at Mondelēz’ Oreo site in Viana, Spain after repeated requests for dialogue and negotiations with the company that were not adequately met. The works council – representing a workforce of about 400 employees – is made up of union members from IUF affiliates CC.OO. Industria and ELA, and non IUF affiliate LAB.
- In their demands, workers and their unions are seeking improvements to wages and working conditions; they are also aiming to protect rights achieved over many years including those related to retirement
- One of the sticking points in negotiations is a variable component of the total wage increase proposed by the company, which the unions are unwilling to agree to
- Only two meetings have taken place since the start of the strike between Mondelēz management and the works council; the second of two meetings took place before the Labour Court of Navarra and did not result in any progress
- IUF Mondelēz affiliated unions have conveyed their solidarity and support for the union members who continue their strike at Mondelēz Viana
CC.OO. Industria representative, Asier Macho, has conveyed the categorical rejection of a variable wage increase for the workforce: “These mechanisms aim to individualize us in the production centers and to see our colleagues as competitors…and we will not sign any conditions in the agreement that adjust our wages to variable factors.”
