Moments of tension at the picket lines in front of Iberostar offices: CCOO reports that a senior executive has confronted them

PalmaA CCOO union representative has reported several incidents during this Wednesday's information pickets on the occasion of the general strike. According to their testimony, two vehicles endangered the participants early in the morning with reckless driving around the facilities of the tourism giant. Furthermore, they reported that a senior executive of the company confronted them with serious insults and lack of respect from the car.

The first incident allegedly occurred when a vehicle struck the CCOO representative, which, although no more serious consequences had to be regretted, would imply the violation of a fundamental right and, furthermore, caused him physical discomfort. "We approached the driver and reminded him that we are exercising a fundamental right recognized by the Constitution," he said. Shortly after, according to what he explained, another car made an illegal maneuver and entered at high speed into the area where the pickets were located. The union member asserts that it was about to run them over. "If it had hit us, this one really could have caused us a lot of harm," he states.

The union representative also accuses the company executive of having insulted him from the vehicle when he was passing in front of the picket line in the General Riera area. According to his version, the executive did not stop and was also about to injure another colleague. He claims that the insults continued when the car passed the unionists again.

Faced with these events, CCOO has forwarded the complaints to Human Resources and the company, both for the incidents with the vehicles and for the insults attributed to the executive. Furthermore, it has demanded that this manager offer a formal, public, and written apology.

"A person who holds a position at this level must maintain minimal decorum and respect the fundamental rights of the staff," argues the union representative. For now, he asserts that they have not received any response from the company and is not very confident that a satisfactory one will arrive, taking into account previous experiences with management. Despite these episodes, the unionist states that the day has passed, in general terms, with tranquility.