Outside AGBAR, Water and participation are life

Abuse and irregularities Agbar-Suez water, generate increasing discontent. among the residents of Barcelona.
As a private company, It is governed by the criterion of profit and not by the well-being of the users. leave health, The education, transportation and public services in the hands of employers, It's like giving the wolf the responsibility of caring for the lambs..
In Barcelona there is the possibility of rCarry out a popular consultation to define what to do with the service. In fact, the neighbors carried out a signature campaign obtaining 26.000, when they were necessary 15.000 those necessary to complete it.
Nevertheless, When it was time to vote in plenary, PSC, PdeCat, C's and PP with their vote turned their backs on the effort and popular participation, preventing the consultation from being carried out. We are not surprised by these parties, but unfortunately, CUP colleagues did the same. The vote reassured the multinational and guaranteed the continuity of its business.
Where there were privatizations there are disasters, because, due to lack of compliance, They should be canceled and services re-nationalized, with affordable rates and direct control of the workers and users themselves. City councils should commit to doing so with all services. From now on, binding popular consultations and democratic debate mechanisms, Popular decision and control are an indispensable tool to achieve efficiency and social service.. For these reasons, We welcome the initiative of the neighbors and reject the actions of the parties that trampled it in an undemocratic manner..