The stevedoring companies of the Port of Bilbao have rejected the mediation proposal of the Department of Labor that the unions had requested and insist that the conflict be resolved through a mandatory arbitration. This afternoon, the Basque Government’s Deputy Ministry of Labor has transferred to the trade union organizations the “rejection of the business […]
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The central government does not impose, for the moment, arbitration on the port stevedores that Urkullu requests and Ábalos urges the parties to sit down to negotiate
The central government has not yet imposed a forced arbitration in the conflict of the port of Bilbao stevedores, as the Lehendakari Urkullu has requested directly. The arbitration has not been approved in the Council of Ministers this Tuesday and later, in the Senate, the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Jose Luis balos, […]
The Basque Government constitutes the Commission that will coordinate the projects to be financed with European recovery funds
The Basque Government has constituted the Interdepartmental Commission that will be in charge of coordinating European funds recovery to overcome the crisis derived from the Covid-19 pandemic. This commission will be in charge of the preparation, coordination, execution, monitoring and evaluation of the Recovery and Resilience Program of the Basque Country (PRRE 2020-2023) –Euskadi Next-, […]
The stevedores accuse Bilboestiba of seeking to prolong the conflict to force an arbitration that is beneficial to them
The company committee of the port of Bilbao stevedores today accused the companies grouped in Bilboestiba of “imposition“and of not seeking an agreement” but a conflict “, leading the workers to extend a strike that began on October 20. The workers have criticized that the companies have rejected their proposal for mediation by the State […]
12,219 Basque hoteliers will receive aid from the Basque Government of between 3,000 and 4,000 euros for the forced closure
12,219 hospitality establishments in the Basque Country will receive aid of between 3,000 and 4,000 euros for the forced closure of their establishments decreed by the Basque Government, which came into force last Saturday, the 7th and will last throughout the month of November. The Basque Government today approved a new amount of aid, 30 […]
The stevedoring companies report that the Port of Bilbao has lost 67% of its merchandise due to the strike and will not negotiate if it is not called off
The Port of Bilbao has lost 67% of general merchandise and 54% of containers during the dockers’ strike, which was one month old yesterday, according to the companies grouped in Bilboestiba. As indicated, between October 9 and November 9, 43 fewer vessel calls, 21% lower the previous month. This has been a 55% reduction in […]
The stevedores start another month of strike, now 24 hours, and ask for mediation
The conflict over the stowage of the Port of Bilbao is entrenched and threatens to stop hundreds of companies The dockers of the Port of Bilbao, who have been on strike in shifts since last October 22, started this Monday a new month of unemployment, this time of 24 hours. In principle, it is called […]
The Basque Government launches an issue of sustainable bonds for 600 million that will finance 86% expenses derived from the Covid-19 crisis
The Basque Government will launch a new issue of sustainable bonds worth 600 million euros. This will be the fourth issuance of this type of bonds that are destined to sustainable and social policies, although on this occasion the percentage destined to the social, health and education part will be higher “in order to face […]
Eroski obtains 85.5 million of liquidity to pay off the debt with the bank with the divestment of real estate
The group Eroski has sold to the international fund Reit W. P. Carey Inc a total of twenty seven properties that house supermarkets of the distribution group for a total of 85.5 million euros. According to the signed agreement, the cooperative group will maintain the activity of the supermarkets but on a rental basis until […]
The conflict over the stowage of the Port of Bilbao is entrenched and threatens to stop hundreds of companies
It might seem that what is confronting the dock workers’ unions of the Port of Bilbao and the stevedoring companies is only the negotiation of an agreement. But it’s much more than that. The way of working in the future of this sector is at stake in the pulse between workers and employers grouped in […]