canary islands airport fuel strike july

Airport fuel workers to strike at Canary Islands in July

Airport fuel supply workers to strike in the Canary Islands

The Independent Union of Canary Islands Workers (SITCA) announced on Tuesday that it would stage mobilisations at several airports across the archipelago during the first fortnight of July, as a precursor to a strike called at the company CMD Aeropuertos Canarios S.L., which supplies fuel to a significant number of airlines operating in the islands. The action is intended to protest what the union describes as a blockade of collective bargaining and the poor working conditions endured by the company’s employees.

Four airports affected

According to a statement from the organisation, the airports affected are Tenerife South, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. “We will take the daily reality of this company’s workers to the public, the institutions and the users,” the note stressed. SITCA attributed the decision to what it considers a lack of willingness to negotiate on the part of CMD Aeropuertos Canarios’ management during the process of negotiating the collective bargaining agreement.

The union claims that, despite having substantially reduced its initial demands in an effort to find common ground, the company has maintained a blocking stance that prevents any agreement from being reached. “From SITCA we consider it unacceptable that such a strategic activity for the Canary Islands continues to be carried out under working conditions marked by excessive workloads, staff shortages, the arduous and dangerous nature of the work and the company’s refusal to properly acknowledge these circumstances,” the statement stressed.

Strategic and essential work

In the union’s view, this is a strategic and essential activity for air transport in the Canary Islands which carries with it high levels of responsibility and risk. The announced mobilisations precede the strike called from 00:00 hours on 15 July, which is intended to highlight the growing discontent among the workforce and to publicly denounce “a situation that no longer admits of any further delay or excuses.”

For organisational reasons, the union stated that it would not make public the specific dates of the planned gatherings at each airport, which will be “communicated in due course in the coming days.” SITCA reiterated that “there is still room to avoid a strike” and that it remains committed to “serious, responsible negotiation that reflects the reality of the company’s workforce.”

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