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Mercadona strike: Solidarity Urgently needed

category iberia | anarchist movement | other libertarian press author Monday May 22, 2006 22:07author by CNT-AIT Barcelona - CNT Bareclonaauthor email sov at barcelona dot cnt dot es Report this post to the editors

¡ URGENT CALLING ! TWO MONTH ON STRIKE!

To all of the libertarian movement of the world and to all anarchosyndicalists in the world, this is an emergency
calling for economic solidarity for the comrades from the supermarkets Mercadona, who have proclaimed temporally unlimited strike which cumplies nearly
one month.


This strike has got some caracteristics which
doesn´t have seen the CNT for a lot of years. Mercadona is a big enterprise, very repressive, powerful and which doesn´t have doubts to bash our comrades doing any violent act to CNT and to our comrades:
Like having the Civil Guard (officially paramilitary police force) at his orders, death threating to comrades and his families etc.

These workers are demonstrating a great example of struggle and solidarity .
Mercadona not only denies their rights but even doesn´t pay his workers, they stopped paying them the last wages before the strike
started.

Mercadona knows that they can defeat us with
economic means. Therefore we cannot allow loosing this great struggle and strike
for economic reasons. Our comrades in Mercadona need money to mantain
their families VERY URGENTLY. We need monthly 18.000 euros (aprox. 22.000 USD) to go on with the strike which will be long and very hard.

The libertarian movement of the world can show a great example of solidarity to these workers making economic contributions that their families can eat, that their children won´t be hungry for the fault of those shameless. And finally that the CNT can continue this strike and in this way maintain the basic expenditures of these workers. In that
case they have major necessities than in other recent strikes, because in a city like Barcelona the living costs are really high and the payments for mortgage are suffocating (an average of 70% of the income of a family).


We repeat, we cannot allow that they asphyxiate those families in strike, which is a fair strike and therefore we call urgently to show economic solidarity to our comrades.


The Bank: La Caixa

Solidarity account: 2100 - 1183 - 35 -
0100505773

Europe: IBAN: ES08 2100 1183 3501 0050
5773

Rest of the world: BIC (Swift):
CAIXESBBXXX 2100 1183 3501 0050 5773

About the strike

The strike started because they fired three comrades, members of the labour
union group of the CNT in the Logistic Center of the supermarket chain Mercadona en Sant Sadurní d’Anoia (Barcelona, Spain). One of them was the oficial delegate of the CNT in the company.

The company was harassing his workers yet for a while, but when it was notified to
them that CNT created a section they started to punish and to threat all of workers and especially the delegates of the union section of the CNT.

The situation was unsoportable for the workers, Mercadona was hiring strike breakers for the Logistic Center before it was
declared any strike and the repression was hardened.

With this situation the workers declared strike
initially for ten days which later was declared temporally unlimited. Actually we are two month on strike. But the strike will be long and very hard.

These are the objectives of the strike:

readmision of the three fired comrades
payment of the half an our of making traces
(thanks
to the collective agreement made by the UGT [reformist labour union] it
isn’t regarded like efective working time. In this way the weekly work
time is increased)
fulfillment of the oficial standards of security
and hygiene in the working places
stop of the harassing practices
recognition of the union section of the CNT in the
company and his delegates
garanty for the fired workers to accept the
readmission or special renumeration for unfounded dismissal


Support the strike in Mercadona!

We won’t allow to loose this struggle!


CNT-AIT Barcelona
Plç. Duc de Medinacelli 6, Entr. 1ª
E- 08002
BARCELONA
(Spain/España)
Tlfn/Fax: (0034) 93 317 05 47

Related Link: http://barcelona.cnt.es
author by W.S.A.publication date Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:43author email wsany at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

Dear comrades,

The CNT members employed by Mercadona are now into their 75th day of a strike. The Workers Solidarity Alliance asks all comrades, regardless of affiliation, to aid these strikers.

For those of us outside Europe, Mercadona is a supermarket supply company
( http://www.mercadona.es/corp/ing-html/empresa.html). The srikers work at the main distribution site.

The company has a customer service email system set up. We suggest that comrades send solidarity with the workers to this site: http://www.mercadona.es/corp/ing-html/atencion.html
or write direct to: Mercadona, S.A., Calle Valencia, #5, Tavernes Blanques, Valencia - CP 46016,Spain.

Continued solidarity emails and financial donations to the CNT may be sent as follows:
http://barcelona.cnt.es/?p=233

For up to date information (in Spanish) go to: http://www.cnt.es/mercacoso/home.php

Help these workers win this fight! They shall not stand alone.

Yours in solidarity,

Workers Solidarity Alliance

339 Lafayette Street #202
New York, New York 10012
wsany@hotmail.com
www.workers olidarity.org

Related Link: http://barcelona.cnt.es/?p=233
author by Luis - CNT-AIT Sevillepublication date Mon Jun 19, 2006 21:33author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Dear comrades. For the next 8th of July, the CNT is preparing a big demostration in Barcelona in support of the strikers of Mercadona, those of you who can go, of course, are invited!

This is the call:

"THEY ARE NOT ALONE!

On 8th July CNT will hold a big international demostration in Barcelone to
support the strike that is going on at the distribution centre of the
supermarket MERCADONA since almost 100 days ago.

In a few days we´ll announce the hour and the route of the demostration.

UNION, ACTION, SELF-MANAGEMENT!

CNT-Barcelona"

In Spanish:

"¡NO ESTAN SOLOS!

El día 8 de Julio habrá una movilización de toda la CNT para acudir a una manifestación en Barcelona, en solidaridad con los despedidos de Mercadona y en apoyo a la huelga que la Sección Sindical de CNT está llevando a cabo desde el pasado 23 de marzo; ya casi 100 días de huelga.

En los próximos días os anunciaremos el recorrido y la hora de inicio de la manifestación.

¡Esta huelga es de todos y la vamos a ganar!

Unión, Acción, Autogestión!"

In French:

"ILS NE SONT PAS SEULS !

Le 8 juillet, mobilisation de toute la CNT pour manifester à Barcelone, en solidarité avec les licenciés de Mercadona et en appui à la grève illimitée que la Section Syndicale de la CNT mène à bien depuis le 23 mars (déjà 100 jours de grève).

Dans les prochains jours, nous vous annoncerons le parcours et l'heure de début de la manifestation : tenez-vous informés !

Cette grève, c'est celle de tous et nous allons la gagner !

Union, Action, Autogestion !

CNT-Barcelona"

For further information http://barcelona.cnt.es

Translations to other languages and diffusion are welcome!!

Salud!
Luis
CNT-Seville

Related Link: http://barcelona.cnt.es
author by Luis - CNT-Sevillepublication date Wed Jun 28, 2006 21:40author address author phone Report this post to the editors

IMPORTANT 15 JULY Demostration-Mercadona strikers

Hi comrades.

The international demostration in support of the strikers of Mercadona have been changed to the 15th of July

15 OF JULY
12:00
PAISOS CATALANS SQUARE

Salud!
Luis

Related Link: http://barcelona.cnt.es/
author by Syndicalist - NY-NJ W.S.A.publication date Fri Aug 11, 2006 21:56author email wsany at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

Barcelona members of the Spanish CNT who were fired by Mercadona continue their fight. The strikers have been out for more than 140 days.

Solidarity donations urgently needed. Please send funds as follows:

The Bank: La Caixa

Solidarity account: 2100 - 1183 - 35 -
0100505773

Europe: IBAN: ES08 2100 1183 3501 0050
5773

Rest of the world: BIC (Swift):
CAIXESBBXXX 2100 1183 3501 0050 5773

For information in Spanish (and some English) visit the Barcelona CNT website:

http://barcelona.cnt.es/

author by CNT Union Section - Mercadona - CNT-Barcelonapublication date Sat Sep 02, 2006 19:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

SPAIN: MERCADONA TRIES TO "BUYOUT STRIKERS. WORKERS REMAINS UNITED.
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY URGENTLY NEEDED.

Dear comrades,

As you already are aware, workers and members of the Spanish
anarcho-syndicalist union CNT-AIT are on strike at the logistic centre of the
supermarket "Mercadona" in Barcelona. We have been on strike for more than 150 days.

It is one of the longest strikes in Catalonia in the recent decades.
Currently the CNT is involved in struggles with Mercadona all over Spain. However, the
most important and difficult struggle is our strike at the logistic centre in
Barcelona.

The workers and our comrades in Mercadona need your solidarity.

Mercadona is big and powerful. They have 20 police officers of the "Guardia
Civil" - a state paramilitary security force - guarding the logistic center.
Mercadona is able to make the local government prohibit worker demonstrations and
actions. The company is also able to suppress or to manipulate notices in the
public press etc.

However, with our struggle and never-ending actions (visit
www.cnt.es/mercacosa or http://barcelona.cnt.es, ) we nearly achieved in negotiations with
responsible company representatives an acceptable solution to end the strike.
Nevertheless, Mercadona wanted to dismiss all the strikers by offering a 300.000
Euros buyout. The striker's general assembly rejected this offer and proclaimed:
"They can't buy us off"

With this turn of events, we have resumed our efforts in putting more
pressure on the company. Our actions will not be limited to Spain. We are also trying
to make public this struggle and inform and engage workers all over the
world. We have set up a propaganda commission who are translating notices in
several languages like Esperanto, English, French and German.

Even though Mercadona only exists in Spain, we think that this struggle
should be known worldwide as an example of how it is possible to organize to defend
our interests and dignity as workers.

The CNT - Mercadona Union Section asks comrades and their organizations to
help us win this strike. You can do so as follows:

- Send solidarity mails to the workers: cnt@badalona.cnt.es. and
cnt@barcelona.cnt.es.
- Send protest letters to the company:
Mercadona, S.A.
CIF:A-46-103834
C/ Valencia, nº 5
Tavernes Blanques
VALENCIA - C.P.46016, SPAIN
- Send letters to the Spanish embassy asking about the conflict
- Make some kind of peaceful protest action at Spanish embassies and
consulates (or at the "Instiuto Cervante"
- By donating money to the strikers and their families (they're running
short):
BIC (Swift): CAIXESBBXXX 2100 1183 3501 0050 5773
- Publicizing our struggle in the press and amongst worker and community
organizations in your
your country.

For further information in English, go to our website:
http://barcelona.cnt.es/?p=233. )

We are in an important stage of this struggle. We have to put more pressure
on Mercadona in order to win. The strike is going on for more than 150 days.
The CNT-Mercadona strikers need as much moral and economic support as we can get
from workers around the world.

We will win this struggle!

Anarcho-syndicalist greetings,

MS

(militant of the Local Federation of Badalona and member of the news crew of
the support commission of the strike in Mercadona)


Mercadona makes "buyout" offer to the Permanent Secretariat of CNT for the
dismissal of all strikers on the 140th day on strike

Workers reject buyout offer. Workers respond with a protest action on
Wednesday, August 9th.

Members of the Permanent Secretariat of the National Confederation of Labor
(CNT) reached a tentative agreement with the Director of Human Resources and
the Director of Labor Relations of Mercadona on Saturday, 5th of August in
Madrid. The tentative agreement was going to be ratified by the workers on Tuesday,
August 8th in Seville. The agreement would have ended the strike.
Nevertheless, Mercadona took a "spectacular" turn on the same day trying to "buyout" the
workers for 300.000 Euros.

On August 8th the General Secretary and the Secretary for Union Action of the
National Committee of CNT, Rafael Corrales and Antonio Baena, had a new
meeting with the General Director of Human Resources and the Director of Labor
Relations of Mercadona, José Antonio Jiménez and Antonio Muñoz, in the Hotel "AC
Santa Justa" in Seville in order to finalize the agreement. The outline of the
agreement was achieved the previous Saturday at the Hotel "NH National" in
Madrid. The agreement was supposed to be - apart from the other tentative
agreements - an acceptable solution for the workers of the logistic centre of
Mercadona in Sant Sadurni D'Anoia (Barcelona) who have been on strike since the 23rd
of March.

Nevertheless, according to the CNT, both directors of Mercadona disregarded
the previously agreed upon terms and offered instead the sum of 50 millions
pesetas as a buyout. This buyout would have led to the dismissal of all strikers.
This break in the negotiations is unacceptable to the CNT. The CNT rejects
the "buying off" of the strikers which negates the dignity of the workers.

Regarding the senseless actions of both directors, the CNT holds Mercadona
directly and solely responsible for the annoyances caused by protests suffered
by our neighbors in Barcelona and the province of Catalonia.

During the last negotiation session, all open points were agreed to and
Mercadona knows about the irregularities of their actions. The strikers have
denounced such Mercadona actions. The recent actions by Mercadona came as a surprise
to the CNT. The company wants to buy with millions of pesetas our fundamental
right strike and our human dignity, which we reject.

The CNT bears in mind that the workers went on strike because of the
dismissals of three workers (which the labor courts have since declared illegal); the
recognition of the union section of CNT and agreement on minor improvements
such as paid lunch breaks and clean and sanitary working conditions

After rejecting the "buyout", the workers returned the next day and organized
protests in Barcelona with a demonstration, which began at 6 o'clock on
"Plaza de España" and terminated in the corner of the streets "Sants" and "Badal".

For information in Spanish (and some English) visit the Barcelona CNT
website:

http://barcelona.cnt.es.

National Confederation of Labour / CNT-AIT
Permanent Secretariat of the National Committee
www.cnt.es.

Related Link: http://barcelona.cnt.es
 
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