The Chamber of Commerce of Seville and FEDEME urge Airbus and the unions to seal an agreement that ends the strike and avoids further damage to a sector that generates 3.228 million and employs 16,391 people.
The Chamber of Commerce of Seville and the Federation of Metal Entrepreneurs (FEDEME) have demanded this Thursday that Airbus and the unions intensify negotiations to resolve the labour conflict that has kept the workforce on strike. Both organisations believe that the agreement should be reached "based on acceptable and reasonable pacts," as stated in a joint statement.
The Andalusian aerospace sector, of which Airbus is the central piece, comprises more than 150 companies that total an annual turnover of 3.228 million euros and generate 16,391 direct jobs. The activity represents nearly 14% of the Andalusian industrial GDP and 1.4% of the regional economy, according to data from both institutions.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce, Francisco Herrero, has warned that each day of strike worsens the situation for auxiliary companies.
“There is no time to lose in providing a definitive solution to a conflict that has been prolonged and whose economic consequences will worsen the situation faced by the companies in the aerospace auxiliary industry. The longer the strike lasts, the greater the damages will be.”
His counterpart at FEDEME, Francisco Javier Moreno, has insisted that both parties must "redouble their efforts" and has reminded that Airbus is a strategic asset for Andalusia and Seville.
“It is essential that both parties redouble their efforts to reach a mutual understanding that allows overcoming the current situation. Airbus is a strategic asset for Andalusia and Seville, and its stability is fundamental both for the company itself and for the entire auxiliary industry and for thousands of professionals who depend directly or indirectly on its activity. Furthermore, it must be insisted that any solution must be based on dialogue, shared responsibility, and the search for lasting consensus.”
As a precedent that understanding is possible, both organisations cite the metalworking collective agreement of Seville, to which approximately 90% of the Seville aerospace companies adhere. This agreement has accumulated 18 years of stability without any strike calls, thanks to a negotiation culture based on respect and the search for consensus.
The conflict at Airbus directly affects the auxiliary industry in the province of Seville, where most of the sector's companies are concentrated. Its resolution will mark the immediate future of thousands of workers and the supply chain of the Tablada plant and other Andalusian centres.
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