The strike of the carriers clicks on its first day. The Government has increased the police force at key logistical points, where it has allowed carriers that the sea prohibits to operate normally. In addition, the strikes have not been as massive as those that take place in March, so the transport of goods has hardly suffered from the mobilizations throughout the day.
The State Security Forces and Corps have informed the Ministry of the Interior that on the first day of the employer strike of carriers, a situation of “normality” has already had moons for tomorrow in nodes, logistics centers and communication routes.
According to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, only one tire fire has been recorded in Algeciras (Cádiz), as well as four tractor heads in Villaescusa (Cantabria), which are already being investigated. There have also been some punctures in tires in Illescas (Toledo).
On the side of the carriers, the Association of International Road Transport (ASTIC), which represents the largest international freight and passenger road transport companies in Spain, agrees that the operation of its companies has been absolutely normal, both in ports, logistics centers and rest and refueling areas as well as at the border crossing with France, Portugal and Morocco.
“Normality is widespread throughout the national territory, including the main ports of the country, such as Algeciras, where this group has called off the demonstration that was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in different parts of the Cadiz municipality; Bilbao, Valencia, Barcelona or Castellón. Mercamadrid, the Barcelona Free Trade Zone and MercaSevilla are also working 100%, as well as the entry and exit of goods through the internal land border with France (both in La Junquera (Gerona) and at the border crossing between Irún-Behobia and Hendaye). , Portugal (from Galicia, Castilla y León, Extremadura and Andalusia) and Morocco“, they have explained.
The conveners of the strikes, the National Platform in Defense of the Transport of Goods, have carried out a march this Monday that has gone from the Atocha station to Nuevos Ministerios, where they have requested to meet with a member of the Ministry of Transport.
“It's only the first day”
As explained by the leader of the Platform, Manuel Hernández, to this newspaper, in principle the Secretary of State for Transport, Isabel Pardo de Vera, had met with the protesters. In the end, the meeting would have been canceled for scheduling reasons. Sources from the Ministry of Transport assure that at no time has a new meeting been planted with any member of the department.
Hernández also said that "this is the first day of strikes" and that "as things heat up, the follow-up will be greater and the Government will have to negotiate."
The conveners of the indefinite strike denounce that the best that the Government has articulated for the sector are not being fulfilled and demand more exhaustive controls. In recent months, the Executive has given the green light to the historical use of the union, such as the automatic review of the price of transport, the prohibition of the driver's participation in loading and unloading operations or the reduction in half of the times of wait.
