Oct 04 - Unite Works with Spanish Unions Over Spain Dispute
Spanish and Gibraltarian unions are joining forces to call on the Gibraltar, Spanish and regional governments to enter dialogue and end the provocation and confrontation in the row over fishing rights and the imposition of beefed-up border checks.
Unite, CCOO (Comissiones Obreras) and UGT (Union General de Trabajadores) met today to further discuss the impact of the current border dispute on working people from Spain and Gibraltar. Around 10,000 Spanish and 2000 other EU workers cross the border from Spain to Gibraltar to work each day.
With Barclays’ recent news of a retail shutdown in Gibraltar a selection of meetings has been held between staff and members of Unite the Union. Representative for the Union, Christian Duo today thanked Chief Minister Fabian Picardo for meeting with a Unite delegation at such short notice. He added that the meetings proved ‘extremely positive’ with both parties agreeing to work in partnership to try and save jobs and secure Gibraltar’s community retail banking needs.
The GSLP Youth Section has voiced their concern over the recent video depicting Spanish school children acting out a mock invasion of Gibraltar. The group condemns the video and insists that communities ‘should advocate the encouragement and promotion of peace, equality and tolerance. While most communities around the world work towards common principles and values regarding the latter, regrettably we sometimes come about a circumstance like this one, which invokes hatred, discrimination and callousness’.
A symposium, organised by Garrison Library Director, Dr. Jennifer Ballantine Perera and the Deputy Chief Minister, will mark the singing of the Treaty of Utrecht 300 year ago. The event will take place next Thursday and Friday at the Garrison Library and will include historians, academics and others from Gibraltar, the UK, Spain, the US and Utrecht itself.
