Pamplona mass demonstration in support of workers at TRW – Yahoo Finance Spain

Pamplona, ​​Jan 30 (EFE) .- Thousands of people-some 6,000 by the Municipal Police and 9,000 according to organization-have expressed support today in Pamplona workers in the automotive components plant TRW ZF-in protest by the ERE provided the dismissal of 250 of the 620 employees of the factory.

The demonstration, which organizers have dubbed ” historic “, has had the support of all parliamentary parties, trade unions, more than 400 councils and over 100 municipalities in Navarre, as well as social organizations and personalities from the world of culture and sport.

In addition to the mayor of Pamplona, ​​Joseba Asirón, and the president of the regional parliament, Ainhoa ​​Aznárez have participated councilors and parliamentarians from UPN, PSN, Geroa Bai, EH Bildu, we, izquierda-ezkerra and PP, the maximum Navarre leaders of trade unions and works councils representatives of other industries.

The protesters headed by party banner with the slogan “Defend the employment in Navarra”, supported by the members of council .

Among the committees who attended the rally to show their support for TRW was the Volkswagen Navarra, whose spokesmen have explained to the media that try to address the automobile plant “press “your ZF-TRW supplier for addresses of the new Polo model manufactured in the factory in Pamplona and not in Poland, as planned.

The protesters have walked the streets of the center city, until the Paseo Sarasate, where the chairman of the company TRW, Josi Alvarez, CCOO, read a statement in which it emphasizes adherence to the march of political parties, unions, municipalities and social partners “claiming the right to work, basic in any democratic society. “

” It is time to move from words to action to change the regressive policies, “said the committee, stressing that the workers are demanding the government ZF “which involves Volkswagen in solving our situation” and the Ministry of Industry to mediate with ZF and change the “settlement” of the company by a “negotiator”.

In addition, the committee announced that will drive “a change of scenery,” and they will bring the conflict to Europe with the delivery of a letter to the IU MEP Paloma Lopez, present in this event.

On Tuesday meet with PP MEP Pablo Zalba and later with Bildu, PSOE and we

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