Standing subcontractors
On Friday 12 workers embraced the Nissan plant in the Free Trade Zone, Barcelona.
The call for action was made by the Subcontractors and Suppliers Coordinator. from 10 hours, a human chain was formed that surrounded the huge factory site. With the support of direct Nissan workers, from other factories and neighborhoods in Baix Llobregat, "The Invisibles" made their rejection of the closure of Nissan, something that the mass media also reflected from their presence in the place.
Another of the main demands was "A reindustrialization plan that guarantee current jobs and offer a future job in the Baix Llobregat and in Catalonia. ” They also demanded "Be recognized as workers comparable to their colleagues / Nissan ace and be able to negotiate with administrations and employers defending their work with them rights".
… we call for the widest unity of action and solidarity. There must be no first and second class workers…
This is because that the Coordinator fights since its registration in the Department of Labor of the Generalitat, for the equalization of rights and services among the more than 1.200 people employed for companies subcontracted by the multinational japanese, who work in the plant together with others 1.500 direct employees of Nissan. Because, the plant was embraced with employees in their different clothes of work, by Magneti-Marelli, Snopes, Magna, Tachi-S, Gestamp, Lear, ISS and Drives. Nor should we forget that the closure will affect others 20.000 indirect workers.
After hug, there was a closing act at the main entrance of the plant, where the delegates made it clear that this was only the beginning of the actions that will go on and deepen. It was exciting to feel the support horns of every truck that passed by the place while singing "Yes this is not fixed, war, war, war".
From SOL we support the fight and call for the broadest unity of action and solidarity. There must be no first and second class workers, matching of rights already. It takes a unique fight between Nissan workers and the entire automobile industry. CC.OO. CGT, UGT and all plants unions must call the general strike for the total repeal of the labour reform, for equal labor rights and for a stable exit and lasting that guarantees the source of employment for everyone.
Nissan nationalization is possible and necessary, as is Alcoa's…
The PSOE-UP government and the Generalitat nor continue to encourage false expectations of a solution, while they spend millions of euros to save capitalist profits. The future for Nissan goes through nationalization without compensation to the multinational and under worker control. With investments to recover production and keep all the jobs, there should be no workers on the street.
The nationalization Nissan is possible and necessary, so is the Alcoa who is in struggle. It is necessary to put the needs of the great majority above the pettiness of business profits, accumulated over decades of positive balance sheets and labor exploitation. Capitalists should pay for the crisis.
