Let's support Nissan workers
For work and full labor rights: nationalization and workers control.
During the year 2019 the Japanese multinational reduced production in its factories in the Spanish state and presented cut plans. Supposedly, it was for "Improve competitiveness", really was to start dismantling. In mid-March 2020, the company reported that it had economic losses due to the Coronavirus crisis, activities ceased due to confinement and workers were transferred to the Temporary Employment Regulation File (FOR HIM). Later, the employers decided that the employees would return to their positions in the factory with the aim of completing the assembly of the pick-ups ordered by Mercedes-Benz and returning to the cessation of activities "until new notice".
When the notification for the production of the new Nissan E-NV200 electric van did not arrive, workers perceived the maneuver and the possibility of being unemployed. Because, the works council, integrated by CC.OO., UGT, USOC and CGT, called the strike against closure, indefinitely from 4 of May. Among the fighting actions, measures are included to ensure machines are not carried. The first thing is to express solidarity with the measures of struggle adopted, as the CUP has done, with releases and the presence of the deputy Vidal Aragonés at the factory gate. It is necessary that all the union centers call for a plan of automotive struggle, with assemblies, occupations and other actions, calling for a major union support campaign, political and social.
Every fight that is won will be a step forward for the crisis to be paid by the rich, the bosses and the bankers, not the working people.
With the excuse of the strike, have threatened to apply new ERTE. It is the preferred mechanism of employers, agreed with CC.OO. y UGT, since it allows them to socialize the losses, while they keep monopolizing the profits, endorsed by the majority trade union centrals. The power grants legality to this infamy, both from the Spanish government and from the Government of Catalonia. The decisions of the “progressive coalition” PSOE-Unidas Podemos are fundamentally, to guarantee business profits. The same criteria that the PP defend, Cs, Vox and the defenders of the regime.
As the health crisis unfolds, economic and social situation triggered by Covid-19, the Spanish government and other sectors call the "National unity" with the exploiters, for the workers to try harder and accept the adjustments that were “necessary”. We must not fall into that trap. There is another way that begins by fully and immediately recovering the rights of expression and mobilization. Workers' claims require a common agenda: no to closing job sources, no to suspensions, layoffs and pay cuts; repeal of labor reforms, full union rights, democratic and social.
Does Nissan Barcelona have losses? Open the accounting books, it will show that pockets have been filled for years, accumulating millionaire profits and they have excess financial margin. Do you want a partial reopening, adjusting the template for some global deal with Renault? it's possible. The sure thing is that they can stay on the street 3.000 workers and be seriously affected others 25.000 that carry out their activity in external companies.
You can not deposit a gram of trust in those who drive Nissan, the nationalization of the company is needed under workers control of production and administration. In the labor centers of different countries the anger and the protests before the consequences of the economic disaster grow. Every fight that is won will be a step forward for the crisis to be paid by the rich, the bosses and the bankers, not the working people. So if Nissan workers win, we all win!
