Strike of workers of supermarkets and hypermarkets. Union talks … – Express

A strike by workers of hypermarkets and supermarkets, convened for Friday, had the adhesion of “many thousands of workers,” the Union of Trade, Office and Services of Portugal (CESP ), without revealing figures.

“From the data that can be collected, it is observed that many thousands of workers did not show up to work, despite the pressures, blackmail and also offered attractive they stick to the strike,” said the union in a statement, quoted by Lusa agency.

According to the CESP, “there are many situations of great support, so that there are shops that closed down and many others operate in conditions precarious, using people who usually do not exercise in sales of plates or hiring temporary workers to replace strikers. “

The union recalled that the strike in super and hypermarkets, department stores and specialty stores was enacted to” make public the widespread dissatisfaction with the working conditions and salary “of these workers.

“Companies have no shortage of money, yes in bet devalue wages and impoverish the workers, because, as noted, have much money to invest millions and millions in downtown campaigns prices – dumping – to destroy the competition and the agricultural, agro-industrial and domestic industrial production, “he added

Although there is no data on the number of workers on strike and which zones most affected country, there is information that, at least in Coimbra, the strike is having an impact “reduced, noting only adherence consumer promotions, with full carts.”

According to the Lusa agency, at 8:30 am on Friday there were queues in the boxes Pingo Doce the Lower Town, which opened at 8.00. This was due not to a lack of staff working at the supermarket, but the promotions that the chain promotes this day, highlighting in place a poster alludes to discounts of 50% to more than 100 products, also said the agency .

Also according to the CESP, the striking workers intend to “reject proposals from companies to reduce income and impoverish more workers, further disrupt the personal and family life, make it even More blight the lives of those working in the sector and further aggravate the conditions that damage health through times even more flexible and deregulated. “

Require” the update of wages based on the average prices charged “and” the of logistics warehouse operators, distribution chains, are classified at the same level of qualification of shop operators, with the same salary levels “are also requirements.