Efacec workers begin a two-hour strike per shift this Monday, which will be repeated on Wednesday and Friday, in defense of jobs and the strategic importance of the company.
The strike also covers all extraordinary work during the month of May.
“Following the plenary meetings held on April 17, the workers ordered the union to issue a strike notice of two hours per shift for May 6, 8 and 10 and also an extraordinary strike notice to all workers in the month May,” the Union announced. of Workers in the Manufacturing, Energy and Environmental Activities Industries of the North (SITE-North).
The workers will be concentrated, on the days in question, from 8:30 to 10:30 and from 17:00 to 19:00, in front of the company facilities, in S. Mamede Infesta, Matosinhos.
According to the union structure, it affects the CGTP, the Workers demand the negotiation of the list of demands, the defense of jobs and the continuity of Efacec as a strategic company.
“This strike approved by the workers is a ‘wake-up cry’ to affirm that they will not remain undaunted and serene while the future of the company and their jobs may be in danger,” the union said, noting that the Mutares fund left move forward with a collective dismissal at Efacec Engenharia in April.
The State sold the entirety of Efacec (nationalized in 2020) to the German investment fund Mutares.
As part of the sale, the State agreed to inject 160 million euros into the company and the Development Bank finances another 35 million euros, through the purchase of bonds (convertible into capital).
Efacec, based in Matosinhos, has around 2,000 workers.
Source: Observadora
