The general secretary of CCOO in Andalusia, Nuria López, advanced this Wednesday that the union will file a judicial complaint against the minimum services set by the Junta of Andalusia for the general strike of this 11 November, considering that they have been used to hinder the exercise of the right to strike and that they were also approved out of time.
López made these remarks in Seville, in front of the headquarters of Lipasam, the municipal cleaning company, where she has been supporting the union’s information pickets. The union leader criticized that the Ministry of Employment made public the resolution with the minimum services to guarantee the essential public services of 11N on Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours before the start of the work stoppage.
"They arrived late and badly, with night-time and malice" to "make it difficult" for workers to be able to exercise the right to strike, the head of CCOO Andalusia denounced, who has confirmed that the organization will challenge in court the minimum services decreed by the Junta. In her view, the delay in publication "violates the individual and collective right to challenge them" with sufficient advance before the strike day.
In an interview on the Ser network, reported by Europa Press, López insisted that the Ministry of Employment "should have ensured that minimum services are facilitated to facilitate agreements and not cause chaos and enable disorderly conduct by companies". In her understanding, the way in which the resolution has been managed causes disorganization in the workforce and opens the door to business abuses.
Scope of the minimum services set by the Junta
The Junta resolution details the essential services affected. In the field of emergencies, the 112 Andalucía service must have in its regional operations rooms in Seville and Málaga a coordinator, a liaison, and 80% of the usual managers per room and shift, while in the eight provincial rooms a coordinator and 50% of the managers are set. Likewise, the availability of the Infoca device is guaranteed for the extinction of wildfires and the attention to possible emergencies.
In non-university education, the presence of a member of the management team is required in each center, along with between one and three additional teachers depending on the volume of underage students, as well as a kitchen assistant or assistant catering staff (one person in the kitchen) to ensure the operation of school canteens. Specific allocations are also contemplated for nursery schools, school residences, and special education centers, in order to cover the basic needs of students.
The regulations also include the Andalusian Telecare Service and resources for attention to drug dependencies. In direct-care centers and services providing 24-hour assistance to older people, people with disabilities, and minors, the minimum services are equated to those on Sundays and public holidays. In day centers and occupational day centers, 50% of the workforce is set, with the professional profiles essential to care for the users and the staff necessary for their transport.
As for local corporations, Civil Protection, fire prevention and suppression, water supply and sanitation, public lighting and traffic lights are considered essential, as well as cemeteries, funeral services, and the collection of waste in the vicinity of health centers, educational centers, residential facilities for older people, social services centers, and markets.
In radio and television media dependent on Andalusian companies, the production and broadcast of relevant news programming in reduced format must be maintained, with the staff strictly essential. For public transport, both urban and interurban, a minimum of 60% of usual services is established, which affects the commuter, medium- and long-distance lines and the entire set of urban transport systems.
The resolution also sets minimum staffing allocations for the maintenance staff of the autonomous road network in the 36 areas of Comprehensive Conservation. In addition, home-help services are regulated, certain port services, hydraulic facilities, environmental resources, services to support the Administration of Justice, funeral services, and the entities that provide computer and telecommunications support to essential services.