Workers cleaning the mall Watchtowers of Murcia have called for an indefinite strike that will start next September 4th march to demand that give back to reduced hours and wages suffering for months and rectify "the continuous harassment "to which they are subjected by the head of general services Carrefour in the large area.
Clear crystals in the sun in summer, work in places without light, follow them through the security cameras and walkie to deny that condition employed in the night shift parking outside, something he had always done as a precaution in that area are just some of the measures that, in retaliation, according to the ATL syndicated, are undergoing employees for refusing to sign a voluntary sick leave they considered fraudulent.
It all started in May when the mall, through his chief of general services, asked the janitors to sign a petition of voluntary in Geslim Levante maintenance company in which certain work for more than one decade, in order to re-recruit them by Jera Avanza, a company would care in the beginning of this template and is specialized in the recruitment of people with disabilities.
Jera Avanza promised "a lower and competitive cost" than others due to grants administration, but contracted, five of whom are disabled, despite the pressure being exerted on them, refused to sign the document that offered them considering that participate in a fraud and also lose accumulated seniority.
Employees explain that by not accepting the temporary low against them began a campaign of "retaliation, humiliation and harassment" by the head of Carrefour services, to the extent that the subrogation of the cleaning services performed, not with Jera It proceeds as intended at first but with Auxiliary Services Maintenance (SAMSA), this ensures that the specification working hours and wages of all workers is reduced.
The reason would be to have been frustrated in their desire to acquire a bonus Administration disability recognized by five of the eight workers.
"Now are you going to know what it is to suffer", come to claim, according to union sources ATL.
Far from the dictates of law, subrogation previous contractual terms, so that working hours were reduced from three to eight hours depending on the employee and the salary in most cases was not respected lowered halfway.
Additionally, staff schedules were modified to harm them, "difficult to reconcile work and family life in some cases."
In this sense, JHG worker claims that his schedule was always tomorrow and has now submitted afternoon, causing that, as a single parent can not take care of his son.
This same employee told police that she and her companions had been recorded by security cameras "with the intention of subsequently fraudulently used those images," according to the complaint filed in the police station.
Another used, BDE, complained to the court disagreed with a sanction imposed by the request of the head of service, who reported that it had left 40 minutes before it because its work.
BD E ensures that came 30 minutes before because he did not use this time for lunch, "as is agreed between the company and employees," and that, moreover, his absence did not cause "prejudice consideration of the company."
Source: Sindicato ATL