Due to the absence of agreement by the majority unions, Michelin’s new collective agreement will only come into force in a limited way at the group’s factory in Vitoria, at the heart of the Basque region. This was what was announced by the CCOO, UGT, and the CSIF on 23 May after what was eighteen months of stalled talks between management and the works council (WC), where the CGT, LAB, ESK, and ELA are the majority unions. The announcement came several days after consultations were organized by the CCOO and UGT union sections on behalf of their members that pushed for the decision to validate the new collective agreement. However against an unusually divisive backdrop, the group of unions holding a majority within the WC continues to resist its validation. The text that will not have automatic overall scope will be able to apply to those union members who support the agreement and to other workers who so request.
Serious union schism. These disagreements are taking place against a backdrop of marked union division. During the latest WC elections for the site at Vitoria the CGT union garnered most votes and secured itself six delegates. The anarchist leaning union was closely followed in second place by the CCOO also with six delegates. The UGT came in third with four delegates and with three delegates each came LAB, ESK, and CSIF. The national moderate union the ELA took final place with two delegates.
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