The negotiation of collective agreements have been an important issue to be considered by workers who handle this material within different work activities and it has gained fame thanks to the fact that the negotiations are highly discussed by the negotiators and that they take a long time to reach an agreement, until they are signed.
They are labor agreements that are in charge of controlling and regulating the use of metal within different locations in the country, which are planned and organized by different negotiators within the region and reach a mutual agreement in a specified time.
El main objective is: simplify the collective bargaining in the metal sector, objective that unions and employers have set themselves, which is why they have signed the agreement known as the metal industry labor agreement, a document that includes the negotiation of common matters to control occupational risks and equality measures within companies , which leaves for the moment, for the provincial level, other matters such as salary or work organization.
Why is there an agreement to control the use of common materials?
Contract modalities, annual working hours and conditions of equality; These are some of the issues that, from now on, metal entrepreneurs and community unions will only negotiate once, compared to three times previously: in the Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza agreements.
This will help simplify and unify collective bargaining, since in those matters they were common, and in addition to being common they were not the object of conflict, but were provincial negotiations of the agreements.
Issues such as salary or overtime remain exclusive to the provincial level. With the framework agreement of the Aragon metal industry the first step towards the future is marked, so that one day there will be a single agreement within the community. A sector that includes among others the automobile industry, foundry, plumbing or repair shops, and that employs some 40.000 people in the community. Pages are being added to the agreement little by little to cover more and more important topics.
The different conventions that have been made towards the control and regulation of the various activities related to the use of metal in different regions, They have come to work in a good way and a great reason for some negotiations that are carried out to control professional rights, as well as the obligations that one has to be a worker and handle a material such as metal.
Different collective agreements related to the regulation of the use of metal function as a control towards the performance of various activities, such as plumbing, hardware, jewelry, lighting, and so on.
Obviously there are similarities in the various metal conventions that have been signed by the negotiators, and these are remarkable similarities, but we must also mention that the differences are notably outstanding between the different localities in which these agreements are formulated and signed.
What is specifically regulated within the metal collective agreements?
There are some different rules and various treaties that are discussed within the negotiations towards collective agreements, which help to closely control and regulate the activities in which metal plays an important role. What is sought is mainly to control the use, the conditions in which the activities are carried out, productivity and production time, all this so that the worker follows these rules to the letter to be safe whenever it is carried out the activity or work.
Workers must have a thorough knowledge of these agreements, their rules, the validity and time in which they must be fulfilled. Different labor agreements refer to different conditions, and depending on the locality or region in which the worker is located, the application or validity of the labor agreement will be different.
First state agreement for the industry, technology and services of the metal sector in Spain
Was signed on industry's first state agreement, which helps to solidify collective bargaining in the different regions of the country.
The agreements will have their original validity, this with the exception of an agreement that shows that their continuity is limited.
With the help of this new metal sector labor agreement, It will be ensuring that the salaries are agreed in each agreement depending on the region in which it is signed, this is helpful in the event that an agreement ceases to function and its validity expires, in this way the workers will continue to receive their agreed salary without no problem.
This helps workers are protected from any type of discrimination In the event that their previously agreed salary is not delivered, as well as support to the different companies in charge of providing various services to clients, the opportunity to negotiate and reach agreements that help all parties to be satisfied with the contracts to be made.
The UGT mentions that the signing of the agreement is a remarkable victory and they consider it a historic claim within the union, which will help workers to develop better within the metal sector.
The UGT also mentions that, "It includes novel aspects such as ultra-activity or validity agreed in the lower level agreements, which will allow no agreement to decline, relegating what was approved in the labor reform."
What does CCOO think about it?
CCOO has shown its satisfaction with the new agreement. CCOO has been in the process of creating a similar agreement for a long time, looking for the provinces and workers to be protected in various aspects related to work and working within the metal industry in Spain.
Certainly the new metal convention It is a very important step for the industry, although there is still a long way to go, from here we start to reach a better negotiation in the future, and these are aspects that CCOO has recognized are important to note.
Other important points within the Labor agreement.
An agreement has been established and signed regarding the minimum wage by provincial section, this is denoted in each provincial agreement. The important thing here is that, despite the fact that a provincial agreement is affected by the validity or term of the contract, they will continue to provide their usual salary to workers and women workers in the region, preventing people from being affected by some situation like these in which they are totally oblivious to the causes.
Strict limits have been created towards some effects caused by the 2012 labor reform, the agreement prevents the proliferation of multi-service company agreements.
Some of the competencies used by the joint commission of the agreementThis helps the sector's collective bargaining to remain active.
Within the agreement equality is guaranteed for all workers, regardless of sex, age, race or ethnicity to which the person belongs. The necessary measures are taken so that these norms are fulfilled against discrimination towards people no matter who they are.
Reasons that prevented the collective agreement
Some of the main reasons that caused the delay in signing the agreements were resolved immediately. However, there are others that were the most difficult to fix.
The conflict caused due to the difference in common salaries was one of the most important reasons that caused a conflict within the agreements, as well as the regulation of seniority, since as of January 2015, 2007 there was a seniority supplement and it had been agreed upon since the year XNUMX.
After a year and two months of negotiation and multiple meetings, an agreement was materialized which later leads to the signing of the collective agreement. It was signed by workers commissions, being justified by CCOO, who have 70% of the negotiation.
Conclusion
The metal sector already has a new collective agreementAfter being signed by the unions, said agreement includes a salary increase for all workers in the different Spanish towns or provinces, which is something that has obviously been of great interest to those people who work in the metal sector .
El metal collective agreement positively affects many people, many workers who are engaged in
Different tasks within the metal sector, with the increase in salaries and respect for human rights, a better life has been ensured for the workers since the agreements are signed.
The agreements will make it possible to recover the good working environment in order to capture new orders and increase billing. These agreements will lay the foundations for new negotiations in the future.