Tension at Mutua Balear: protests in Ibiza over a wage supplement that leaves out 200 employees

One hundred workers of Mutua Balear concentrated this Thursday in the headquarters of Palma and Ibiza to demand a salary update, in a claim called by SATSE (the nursing union), CCOO and UGT. The protest, which affects a workforce of more than 500 employees throughout Spain, focuses on the remuneration tables of the post complement, signed in 2021 and which, according to the unions, have become “outdated”. In Ibiza, the rally was held at the gates of the mutual company, in a context of growing labor tension.

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Unions demand “real willingness to negotiate”.

Satse urged management to address “urgently” the staff pay situation. “It has a responsibility to show a real willingness to negotiate. It is not possible to maintain conditions that do not reflect the real responsibility of the work,” the organization stressed in a statement. The conveners also demanded “respect for those who support the daily operation” of the mutual and called for an end to discretionary criteria so that professional category takes precedence.

UGT denounces that 200 employees are left out of the complement

UGT pointed out that it has already asked the management of Mutua Balear to request authorization from the Ministry of Inclusion and Social Security to renegotiate the job complement tables and adjust them to the real workload, functions and responsibilities. The union recalls that working conditions have changed in recent years without the salary structure having changed: “A fair and equitable distribution is essential,” they stress. According to their calculations, 200 workers do not currently receive the supplement, so they demand a change in the calculation and scoring factors.

Unions threaten more protests throughout Spain

If there is no “immediate progress”, warn Satse, CCOO and UGT, the mobilizations will intensify in the coming weeks. Even so, Satse maintains its predisposition to dialogue, as long as the objective is to guarantee “decent working conditions”.