Support for the general strike called in defense of housing and for decent wages has been around 48% on average in the Balearic Islands up to midday, a figure that the trade union organizations link, among other factors, to the economic situation that many workers are going through, although they expect to offset it with a major mobilization in the street.
Although they acknowledge that participation is moderate, the general secretaries of CCOO and UGT in the Balearic Islands, José Luis García and Pedro Homar, have shown their satisfaction with the progress of the day, which they consider a success, and have placed their expectations in the demonstration planned for this afternoon, which they trust will mark a before and after.
"It is true that the start has been lukewarm, but we have detected a feeling of support, certainly more moral than factual, for wage-related reasons, and the commitment that everything will blow up in this afternoon's demonstration," Homar said.
For his part, García stressed that the strike and the protest scheduled for this afternoon, in the midst of the electoral context, should serve for the different political parties to set out their proposals on housing and explain how they plan to apply them in the autonomous communities.
Disparate monitoring by sectors across the archipelago
According to data provided by the unions, unemployment is having an overall follow-up in the entire archipelago close to 48%.
In the transport sector, up to midday monitoring reaches 100% at SFM and TIB, 80% at the EMT, and 60% at the airport.
In education, records point to 50% monitoring in both public and private teaching. In the administrations, the CAIB is at 30%, while the city councils of Palma and Manacor reach 30% and 45%, respectively.
In the General Administration of the State, Correos stands out with 60% of monitoring, ahead of the Sepe, the General Treasury of Social Security and the National Institute of Social Security, all with 30%, and the Tax Agency, which stands at 25%.