Finally, after the protest called by ELA and LAB, four representatives of both unions have been allowed access to the Foral Palace and they have promised that on Monday they will receive a response to the petition.
Residential workers, who were participating in a demonstration called by ELA and LAB in Donostia-San Sebastián, have tried to enter by force the Foral Palace, where there have been some moments of tension with the security personnel of the building that has prevented them from access.
The Gipuzkoa Provincial Council has condemned “the violence used against some workers of the provincial institution, who have been pushed and beaten” by some protesters.
The protest, in which some 150 people participated, had been called at 11:00 am by ELA and LAB in the Plaza de Gipuzkoa on the occasion of the day of strike organized this Friday by both unions in the residences of Gipuzkoa.
The protesters have tried to enter by force the Foral Palace to demand a meeting with the provincial deputy Maite Peña, ertzainas who are in charge of the security of the building have blocked their way.
This situation has generated moments of tension until the provincial workers have managed to close the access doors to the building.
The Provincial Council has rejected “the violence used” by the protesters who, as it has denounced, has forced “to close the doors of the main entrance, preventing for more than half an hour the free entry and exit of workers, as well as citizens who wanted to access the Diputación “.
The provincial spokesperson, Eider Mendoza, from “scrupulous respect” for the right to peaceful protest, strike and labor demands, has reaffirmed the conviction that “violence is never the way” and “always” hinders the dialogue.
After the initial moments of tension, four representatives of both unions have finally been allowed access to the Foral Palace, who have requested a meeting with the deputy for Social Policies, Maite Peña.
The union representatives have explained to the journalists that inside the building they have been informed that on Monday they will respond to their request, although they have not confirmed in any case that there will be a meeting.
Janire Díez, de IS IT OVER THERE, has considered that what happened is a “shame” and has harshly criticized that some workers who have “suffered” as much as those in residences see how the doors of a public institution are “closed” to them.
“The Provincial Council, that all it does is propaganda about the residential sector, has hit us with the door in our faces,” denounced Leire Ormazabal, from LAB, who has warned that they will continue to “fight” in defense of a “dignified agreement and adequate ratios” in the centers for the elderly in the territory.
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