Trade unions UGT and CC OO announced a series of strike actions against the employment regulation file (ERE) presented by the telecom provider, which most likely make around 1200 employees redundant. In the negotiations with Vodafone unions made it clear that they consider the number of 1200 jobs disproportionate and unjustified and they urged the company to reconsider the structure of the new organization. Unions also came forward with demands regarding the social plan. Amongst other thing they want a much more generous compensation offer and better conditions for early retirement schemes.
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