Madrid garbage collection workers say ‘no’ to the agreement: at the heart of the votes that support the strike

The offer of the company is rejected by a large majority in the vote of the workers with 940 votes against and 254 in favour

The garbage collection strike in Madrid is going through a critical period, and far from being resolved, it appears to be becoming more complicated than anticipated by the three parties involved: the City Council, the companies awarded the service, and the unions. The differences between them have so far prevented reaching an agreement that satisfies everyone, and what seemed like progress with the preliminary agreement presented this week has t…

The city of Madrid faces its third day after the start of the garbage strike by the unions UGT, CCOO and Professional Sector, with a growing concern among the population about the accumulation of waste on urban roads and the repercussions on health and hygiene matters that could result from the prolongation of this conflict. Although the minimum services are still active for the trade union side, which according to the delegate of Urbanism, Envi…

Trade unions are concerned about the failure to collect 50% of the waste agreed to prior to the strike

Madrid lives on Wednesday its second day of strike in garbage collection after the assembly...

This Wednesday Madrid faces its second day of indefinite strike in garbage collection. Last night, the workers’ assembly voted “no to the pre-agreement” reached hours earlier between unions and concessional companies, which is why the indefinite strike continues its course. Throughout yesterday’s day, up to 1,211 of the 1,949 garbage pick-up workers voted at the polls. Only 254 accepted the pre-agreement, compared to 940 votes against and 17 bla…