This Monday is shaping up to be a decisive day for the more than 7,000 state civil servants working in Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca and Menorca, as negotiations are underway in Madrid with the Ministry of Public Function on two key measures: the equalization of the insularity complement with that received by public employees in the Canary Islands, and the salary increase for the next four years that would benefit the 72,000 public workers in the Balearic Islands.
From the UGT union, they emphasize that this agreement would correct a discrimination that especially affects Ibiza and Formentera, where workers could see their monthly salary increase between 190 and 550 euros, depending on their professional group, as a result of the double or triple insularity.
If a pact is not reached this Monday, the unions will call a strike in the general administration of the State in the Balearic Islands for next Thursday, November 27.
UGT claims the Government to take into account the high cost of living in the archipelago, especially the price of housing in Ibiza and Formentera, to justify the urgent need to equalize the residence allowance with that of the Canary Islands.
11% wage increase over four years
In addition to the insularity allowance, an 11% wage increase is being negotiated until 2028. UGT has proposed a progressive schedule: 2.5% in 2025, 1.5% in 2026, 5% in 2027 and 2% in 2028. The union assures that, if the agreement is concluded, in just thirteen months the civil servants will have already received a 9% increase.
On the other hand, other labor improvements are being discussed, such as the flexibilization of teleworking and reconciliation measures.
However, the CSIF union dissociates itself from the agreement proposed by the Civil Service and assures that there is still room for improvement, especially in the 2025 and 2026 tranches.
The president of CSIF in the Balearic Islands, Luis Apolinar, criticizes that the offer does not compensate the loss of purchasing power that public employees drag since 2010. However, they value the ministerial commitment to review and update the complement of insularity, although they warn that the filtered amounts are below expectations.
The CCOO has chosen to remain silent on Monday pending the final outcome of the talks, but insist that the equalization of the insularity bonus with the Canary Islands is an absolute priority for the union.
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