Spanish seamless tube supplier Tubos Reunidos (TR) has told Kallanish that it is restarting production activity at its Amurrio plant progressively as of Monday.
This has been made possible after the workers’ representatives decided on Friday to suspend the indefinite strike they had been holding at the facility in Álava since 16 March to protest against the redundancy plan proposed by the company.
The ELA and LAB trade unions state that workers have not ruled out resuming protests in the future, noting that with TR entering administration, the measures proposed by the company to reduce the workforce have been suspended, though not definitively withdrawn.
The company’s workers have called for action on 26 and 28 May. The first day coincides with the judge of the competent court in Álava’s meeting with the insolvency administrator, management and the trade unions to discuss what employment measures may be taken during the proceedings.
At the beginning of May, the seamless tube supplier filed for voluntary administration (see Kallanish passim).
