The labor dispute between the firefighters of the Provincial Fire Consortium of Alicante (CPBA), which directly affects the region of the Marina Alta, remains without significant progress after the last general meeting held this Monday, May 12. According to the statement issued by the Consortium itself, about 250 workers participated in the meeting, which confirmed the stalemate in negotiations with the Alicante Provincial Council and new protest actions were approved.
The group denounces that, despite the statements made by the president of the Provincial Council, Toni Pérez, assuring that they are open to dialogue, There has been no new meeting call since April 30th.There has also been no response to the union representatives' offer of sit down to negotiate "without leaving the table until an agreement is reached", raised on May 5 during a rally at the gates of the Provincial Council.
Rejection of summer reinforcements
In the face of what they consider a "lack of political will" To resolve the conflict, the staff has decided to maintain the measures already adopted, such as strictly limit oneself to compliance with the working day. In addition, new actions are being incorporated, including the refusal to participate in the special summer programs, which could leave the usual ones up in the air fixed checkpoints in Santa Pola, Pilar de la Horadada and Xàbia, as well as the itinerant and nocturnal ones.
La Consortium Staff Board has announced its intention to inform directly to the municipalities of the province —mayors and opposition groups—on the evolution of the conflict and its possible consequences for the summer season. A news conference, still without a specific date, to publicly expose the situation to the media.
They ask for the mediation of the Generalitat
Likewise, the workers' representatives will request the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazon, which mediates in the resolution of the conflict, given that the Generalitat holds the Vice-presidency of the Consortium and that Mazón himself was president of the Provincial Council during the last legislative period.
The conflict, which has been dragging on for months, has led to various mobilizations and in the adoption of pressure measurements by the staff, who report a "chaotic management" of the Consortium, lack of resources and absence of concrete solutions after several unsuccessful meetings with the administration.
La uncertainty generated This situation could directly affect the emergency prevention and response during the summer campaign in particularly sensitive areas such as Marina Alta, one of the regions with the highest risk of forest fires and high tourist influx in the summer months.
