Basque Country brothers in solidarity !
Today, 2 hours strike in France from 9 H 00 to 11 H 00 in support for our Portuguese comrades. Here is a Photo in the Port 2000 terminal in Le Havre.
Stoppage in Barcelona in support of Portuguese dockers!
Demonstration in front of the Portuguese Embassy PROUD TO BE A DOCKER
Today 2 hours strike in Port of Aarhus in support for our Portuguese comrades. DON'T FUCK MY JOB
From today's solidarity strike in support of the Portuguese dockers. Swedish Dockworkers' Union Local 4, Gothenburg.
Solidarity with The portuguese Dockers in Tenerife
Stoppage in Barcelona in support of Portuguese dockers!
From Greece: Stopagge and Portuguese Embassy!
Felixstowe / London Thamesport / Tilbury and Southampton protesting outside the Portuguese embassy in London
In front of the Portuguese ambassy. Meeting will start in 10 Minutes.
Dockers stood in Solidarity today for all Portuguese Dockworkers, particularly our comrades in Lisbon.
We urged the Portuguese Government to promote a meaningful dialogue between the unions and port employers and showed that we stand united with our Portuguese Brothers & Sisters, as do all other European Dockworkers.
We urged the Portuguese Government to promote a meaningful dialogue between the unions and port employers and showed that we stand united with our Portuguese Brothers & Sisters, as do all other European Dockworkers.
On 8 January 2014 IDC-E (International Dockworkers Council’s European zone) and ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation) representatives met in Lisbon to discuss the alarming situation affecting Portuguese ports. The meeting was held following the decision to set up an international campaign and actions to protest against the port reform implemented in Portugal since 2012. As a consequence of this reform, the labour conditions at the Portuguese ports, and in particular at the port of Lisbon have progressively deteriorated. Both organisations agreed to start a joint solidarity campaign starting from January 2014.
The Portuguese conflict is a direct consequence of the devastating austerity measures imposed by the Troika (the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund) as a condition for the Portuguese government to obtain financial assistance. The European dock workers’ unions have repeatedly condemned these measures which are part of a larger labour deregulation process affecting European ports.
Amongst the major concerns of the unions there is the unwillingness of the employers’ organisations to enter into a meaningful dialogue with the unions. On the contrary, they continue to create an alternative labour pool of dock workers with the purpose of replacing union workers by an untrained non-union workforce. Since the entry into force of the new law, 47 dock workers employed at the port of Lisbon have been dismissed without cause.
The unions further condemn the fact that the new Portuguese port law is in breach of ILO Convention 137, which Portugal has ratified.
The solidarity campaign involves both political and lawful solidarity measures urging the Portuguese government to promote a meaningful dialogue between unions and employers. ETF and IDCE affiliated unions will send statements to the Portuguese embassies in their respective countries during the coming weeks. The unions’ concerns about the situation in Portugal will be also presented during a hearing on the proposed EU Port Services Regulation to be held at the European Parliament on 29 January 2014.
If situation in Portugal is similar to Spain that I dobt feel sorry for those guys. Due to crazy laws and rules forced by unions, dockers in Barcelona are earning up to 8k euros a month for overtime that were not necessary (trust me thay are very good in dirty tactics). Truth is that healthy balance between unions protecting employees and Ports trying to make monay has been broken long time ago. Its time to do something about it.
ReplyDeleteAnd You are going to tell us what must be done.
ReplyDeletePerhaps, to talk shit about dockworkers and defend those poor employers who are just trying to make money. Healthy balance? Don't make me laugh. We are more worried about paying our everyday bills, the school of our children, or the medical care of our families.
I don't think at all that Dockers in Barcelona come even close to those figures that you mention.
A Stevedore who works at the port of Bilbao earning around 2200 euros per month.
And You? Which is your role in the ports?
It is happening in all docks, the workforce are being told they cost to much, working conditions are deteriorating, unions are pretty much just an insurance policy if you get injured. Most union representation at the high level have the same salary's as the bosses, plus expenses, to cosy, need to get back on the shop floor, a few 12 hour shifts in all weathers working` on a vessel that shouldn't even be at sea. Then we think about the ship owners, they cannot even look after their own crew, they really do not care about any dock worker, time is money and money is everything to them.
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