They sign the ambulance agreement, which includes a salary increase of more than 30% during its validity

Unions ELA, CCOO and UGT This Tuesday they signed the regional agreement for non-urgent medical transport, as reported by these centers. The main point of the agreement is the salary increase of 30.64% accumulated during the validity of the agreement, which “facilitate” the equality with the Osakidetza ambulance personnel, which was the main demand during the strike days carried out in the sector.

He agreement pre-agreement was reached last April, but since then it had not been signed or applied and the concessionaire company in Bizkaia and Álava, the Catalan La Pauwarned last week that it would not ratify it until UGT withdrew the appeal regarding the new award of the Non-Urgent Health Transportation service.

It’s a statement, CCOO has highlighted that “only after a last phase, characterized by mobilizations and a long strikeit has been possible to end the labor dispute today after the signing of the definitive agreement.”

CCOO has explained that the agreement has been signed after two “marathon” sessions to close the final text and “despite the obstacles it has put in place” La Pau.

“Grup La Pau has tried to torpedo the signing with all the resources at its disposal, they have breached the pre-agreement, refusing to subsequently sign the agreement, undertaking a salary waiver for the staff of Bizkaia and Álava and have attempted to pay for their ineffective management by cost of the Basque public treasury”, he criticized.

THE A has pointed out in a note that “one of the great steps achieved in this agreement, which has a validity 2022-2028 and which affects some 1,500 workers, is the non-application clause, which serves as a guarantee so that the successful bidder companies cannot manage the process unilaterally.

ELA has also highlighted that the agreement provides for 124 hours of reduction of working hours until the day is approved for its own personnel (1588 hours), non-application clause, position reservation of work under the same conditions for two years on voluntary leaves, and the improvement of the plus seniority.

It also includes the guarantee of application of the relief contractimprovement in family law, increase in the age of the minor (up to 16 years) in charge for reductions in working hours due to care or leave of absence, regulation of vacancies and internal promotion and regulation of mandatory training within the company.