On 14 February during a press conference, the leaders of the CCOO and UGT confederations, Ignacio Fernandez Toxo and Pepe Alvarez respectively, presented a mobilization schedule by way of criticism of both the country’s economic and social situation as well as stagnating dialogue with government and employers. If nothing changes in the next few weeks the unions have signaled work stoppages within companies in March.
Trade union leaders believe they have given enough time over to dialogue in order to secure an agreement on measures for quality jobs, the recovery of purchasing power (salaries and pensions), more public sector jobs, and support for an industry and technology led economic model. The series of mobilizations is part of the campaign framework launched by the European trade Union Confederation (ETUC) also on 14 February, “Europe needs higher salaries,” to stimulate Europe’s weak growth level and t
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