A representation of the Brello Plastics Model stated that the “Collective dismissal” of the company’s 18 employees, Volkswagen Subcontractorit’s a “Retaliation” from management “before a model that has been unitedwhich, just a year ago, reached a collective agreement, even thanks to call for strike and so on.”
This was highlighted this Wednesday Irati Bañuelos and David Casanova, workers’ representativesin a parliamentary committee requested by Geroa Bai.
According to Casanova, the The company’s proposed extinction ERE “affected 18 workers and the workers, who after several months producing a much higher output than usual, Overnight, we were told not to return to our jobs.since the company had decided to cease its activity by filing an ERE of disappearance, thus dismissing all of the staff.
“This communication is carried out by the company precisely the day before closing for holidaysthe day before San Fermin, in a totally surprising way and without even giving the workers any room for reaction, not even to collect their personal belongings from the lockers,” he criticized.
Casanova emphasized the “unity” that the staff has shown on previous occasions “to organize themselves and fight for decent working conditions.” “This fight has led us to improve our working conditions in terms of wages, paid leave, etc. And it seems that This fact was decisive when presenting the extinction ERA.. And I say this because it was reflected in the documentation provided by the company throughout the consultation period. Furthermore, we were informed beforehand that it was cheaper for them to fire us than to keep us and it is clear that they have put their words into practice,” he said.
On the other hand, he stressed that “what was also reflected in the consultation period is that The group of companies to which Plasticos Brello belongs is profitable” and that furthermore, Plasticos Brello “was responsible for the expenses of the other companies in the groupthereby worsening the economic situation of the company, so that a winding-up ERA could be justified in the future, according to the company.
“In short, we feel hurt and abandoned to our fate,” Casanova stressed, after adding that “we are angry” and asking parliamentarians that “cases like this do not happen again.”
For his part, Bañuelos affirmed that “we are facing a collective dismissal“We are not facing a business closure.” What the company wanted at all times was to get rid of these 18 people.“We are not talking about a production shutdown, far from it,” he criticized, after explaining that the case was on appeal and that they were awaiting trial.
As he added, “it’s a Retaliation by company management against united staffwho just a year ago obtained a collective agreement, even by calling for a strike, etc.
He also stressed that Brello Plastics “is part of a group of companies subcontracting to Volkswagenthe largest company in this industrial community” and that it is a “profitable” group of companies. “We are talking about a group of companies that is doing well, this is reflected in the accounts. And we clearly know that these types of situations occur because we have very clear labor legislation that allows companies to make these types of decisions despite a healthy economic situation,” he stressed.
Bañuelos criticized the fact that “the company decided to notify this decision of collective dismissal to the workers overnight.” “We called it an explosion. They had a workloadIt’s a company that was doing well, it subcontracts to Volkswagen” he insisted.
The groups’ turn, Geroa MP Bai Mikel Asiain highlighted the importance of giving voice to union representation of the workforcesince the information relating to the ERE was transmitted “through press releases from the company itself”.
From UPN, Ana Elizalde He regretted the situation in which the workers find themselves and added that “beyond making the situation visible”, This commission “has no executive force”“It would be the government of Navarre itself that would have it anyway,” he said.
From PSN, Javier Lecumberri considered that Workers are being hit with “a particularly bitter pill” when, in addition, the legislation is abused.” “It is one thing to negotiate an ERE and another thing is that they do things in a perfidious manner, at night, in bad faith, during a holiday period,” he criticized, after describing this situation as “abusive.”
Irati Jimenez, from EH Bilduexpressed concern about “the actions taken by the company, especially when there was no loss of workload“But above all, we are more concerned when there has been a previous labor dispute, and we note with great concern that it could have been retaliation against the working conditions obtained after the negotiation,” he said.
From the PPN, Javier Garcia He regretted the “unpleasant” situation that the workers are experiencing and chose to “analyze and see in depth what happened.” “What I don’t think we should do is evaluate this, saying that it is a ‘consequence of’,” he added.
Miguel Garrido, from Contigostressed that it was “a scandal” the form “that the company used for a decision with these characteristics.” “The fact that this is possible is a political reason, due to the labor reform that the PP government carried out but which is maintained today,” he stressed.
From Vox, Emilio Jimenez regretted “the dismissal of 18 workers with what that implies evil in the family“. “The legislation should be reviewed by the groups that have been in government for many years. We cannot say much because if it is subject to legal action, we have the greatest respect,” he noted.
