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Butane Delivery Workers to Strike from November 5

Butane Delivery Workers to Strike from November 5

They claim low pay forces them to 'work at a loss' and announce more strikes on November 13, 21, and 29, as well as December 5, 11, 17, and 23.

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Lunes, 21 de octubre 2024, 23:20

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Butane delivery workers have called for a total of eight strike days over the next two months, not ruling out further actions from January if no agreement is reached before then. Their main demand to the Government and the major companies in the sector (Repsol and Cepsa) is regarding the severe salary conditions imposed by the latter, with no support from the former in their claims. The price of a cylinder is currently around 16 euros.

After holding a general assembly this Monday, representatives of the Spanish Federation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors (Fedglp) agreed to carry out eight strike days on November 5, 13, 21, and 29, as well as December 5, 11, 17, and 23. They justify this protest measure by arguing that oil companies 'force' distributors to deliver cylinders to homes 'at a loss'. For this reason, 'in the face of the inaction of the Ministry of Ecological Transition' regarding the situation of this energy sector, they maintain that the mobilization will continue until the economic conditions of the service are updated.

According to their estimates, the strike 'will affect the delivery of more than 150,000 butane cylinders that are supplied daily throughout Spain', corresponding 'to more than six million households, especially the most vulnerable, who would be deprived of an essential energy source to heat their homes and meet other daily energy needs'. They also estimate that if their pay demands are not met, nearly 200 small and medium-sized transport companies currently performing this delivery work could disappear, resulting in the loss of more than 3,500 direct jobs.

17,000 euros annually

These small and medium-sized companies are currently responsible for the distribution network of the cylinders, although they officially still carry the logos of the major oil companies that control the business. They complain that their remuneration, estimated at around 17,000 euros per year, close to the Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI), has not been updated for over a decade. This is despite their costs having increased 'considerably' during this period.

Fedglp points out that it has attempted multiple times to negotiate a tariff review that would allow distributors to cover their main operating costs, such as salaries, fleet maintenance, and other service-related expenses. Additionally, according to Europa Press, they state that the sectoral organization has requested the Ministry to update the system regulating the price of cylinders to include 'adequate and fair compensation that makes the service provided by the distributors viable'.

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