The banking sector has just announced a further 72 hours of strike action to take place on 17 February, 20 February, and 21 February following up on a previous announcement of limited strike action for 17 February. The reason for the action is the government’s and the Chamber of non-national bank employers’ refusal to apply the agreement on future pay rises. This messy dispute has been bubbling since December 2016.
In a damning statement the Banking Workers Association (Asociación Bancaria) criticizes the Chamber of non-national bank employers for refusing to sign a pay rise agreement and hindering the whole process. The ensuing strike action is expected to affect ‘all entities that have not paid salaries established in the agreements that were secured in November 2016,’ (c.f. article No. 9963), the Asociación Bancaria (AB) announced. Eduardo Berrozpe, AB press secretary continued, “This is the fourth tim
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