In recent months -increasing with the reentry in the power of Donald Trump-, the relationships between United States, Spain and the Europe They have been marked by several political friction and, above all, economic. As partners in NATO, they share interests in security and defense, but differences in commercial or diplomatic policy have generated moments of tension that force constant negotiations and readjustments.
The president of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, together with that of the United States, Donald Trump
The Rota Naval Base It is a clear example of this dependence and cooperation between countries: A key installation for US military strategy in the Mediterranean And, at the same time, a Spanish sovereignty point. This balance between collaboration and national autonomy is sometimes altered by business or political decisions that, although they are born in a military context, end up having a direct impact on the day -to -day work and social of the area.
In this sense, the result of these continuous strips and loafs and a relationship already tense in itself, A US Navy Contractor, Louis Berger Aircraft Services (LBAS), which manages the military airport of the Rota Naval Basehas unleashed the controversy after dismiss the president of the Company Committee. A measure that arrives at a particularly delicate moment, after years of work tensions and complaints by the workforce.
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The company justifies the dismissal alleging a “Fraudulent use of union hours”but workers' representatives consider it a maneuver to weaken trade union representation and stop their claims. The aforementioned president was set out from his position on the same day he had received a meetings calendar to resume the dialogue, something that unions see as a provocation.
But the conflict with LBAS is not new. Since the company assumed management in 2016, employees denounce Rights cuts, layoffs -More thirty at this time- and a climate of hostility towards trade union organization. Therefore, now, the dismissal of the President of the Committee is interpreted as a new blow to a long list of disagreements.
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Of course, the answer has not been waiting. The committee has summoned a Extraordinary Assembly to decide new protest actions, while the Rota City Council He has shown his “Firm rejection” To the business decision. From the Consistory an urgent solution is claimed that ends a conflict that has been resolved for almost eight years.
The workers, meanwhile, warn that they do not rule out intensifying mobilizations if the company does not turn back. The case has once again put on the table the tensions generated by the presence of foreign contractors in Spanish strategic facilities, and how their decisions can collide with the legislation and labor rights recognized in the country. An authentic 'Labor Cold War' between the United States and Spain which promises new chapters.
