Controversy in Calvià: lifeguards will go on strike this Sunday
The Council has offered a package of improvements to the material and infrastructures used by the lifeguards
PalmaThe Calvià Town Hall has regretted the "irresponsible" attitude of the lifeguards' union, which has announced a strike for Sunday, coinciding with one of the weekends with the highest expected attendance at the municipality's beaches. According to their criticism, this union "does not hold any legal representation power over the rest of the lifeguards" and, furthermore, has recalled that the Council already held a meeting weeks ago with some of the lifeguards who provide their services this summer at various beaches in the municipality.
The representatives of the Government team conveyed to the four workers present at the meeting their willingness to study and adopt the improvements proposed in the occupational risk report prepared by the company awarded the service, most of which are mere recommendations, and which will help to reinforce safety and improve working conditions. This means improvements to vigilance towers and chairs or to the rescue posts, which represents a significant economic effort for the municipality.
"Our commitment has been clear: to work to implement these improvements and recognize the important work that lifeguards do every day," highlighted the Deputy Mayor for Security, Esperanza Català.
The Deputy Mayor for the Coast, Elisa Monserrat, regrets, however, the attitude of some of the lifeguards present at the meeting, and has made it clear that "the decisions of this Government team are not made under pressure or by threats of mobilization." "They are made because we understand that certain demands are reasonable, they improve the service," she remarked.
The Calvià Town Hall recalls that the meetings held during this summer are carried out out of goodwill by the government team and due to the interest shown by the mayor, Juan Antonio Amengual, in trying to satisfy the workers' demands. In any case, the lifeguards who have sat at the table during these meetings are not part of the Company Committee of the service contractor, sources from the Calvià Council have specified.
The Town Hall emphasizes that improvements in salary conditions, an underlying issue after the lifeguards' demands, must be resolved with the company awarded the service.
