Fighting for wages is fighting for jobs
The trade union has therefore prepared different documents and a video putting its case. “Defending wages defends jobs,” stressed Adolfo Muñoz “Txiki”, the general secretary of ELA.
The heads of the social and communication divisions, Mikel Noval and Patxi Agirrezabala, accompanied the General Secretary at the launch in Bilbao. The ELA leaders stressed that this campaign sought “to situate the attack on wages and jobs, and spotlight its disastrous social and economic consequences”. They therefore recalled that “the current crisis period is being used to worsen working conditions”. “Unemployment is being used to generate fear and to continue making cuts,” pointed out Muñoz.
ELA reiterated its proposals to address the recession and which are aimed at creating decent jobs and increasing purchasing power.
Muñoz also stressed that “the trade union organisation is key to defend the interests of the workers” and advocated for “social and trade union mobilisation”.
Video: http://youtu.be/9coOr915A4c