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Green Flag Tragic passing FEARS OF A STRIKE
MORE than 400 hotel establishments in Palma are participating in the fourth edition of the #MovimientoBanderasVerdes, an initiative launched by Ecovidrio, the nonprofit entity in charge of managing the recycling of glass waste in Spain.
The campaign seeks to reward the commitment of municipalities and hotels towards recycling during the summer season. Palma is in competition with 28 other towns of the Balearic Islands.
The area manager of Ecovidrio for the Balearics, Roberto Fuentes said that “Palma is among the five provincial capitals that recycle the most, with an average of 26 kilos per inhabitant per year. The objective of this edition is to obtain the green flag, an achievement that just two of the municipalities of the Balearic Islands will receive.”
The Green Flag Movement encourages businesses to recycle.
HOLIDAYMAKERS travelling to Mallorca for their holidays next week might be better off packing towels and sheets before they leave, as launderette workers have threatened to strike from Tuesday, August 1. The strike is set to commence at 7am, unless a last minute agreement can be reached.
The union that represents launderette workers on the Balearic Islands has suggested that they could walk out indefinitely from the start of next month in a dispute over pay and conditions.
So far, launderette workers have been offered an increase of around €20 a month, increasing their wages to around €1,103 per month.
A large number of small and medium hotels and larger chains have outsourced this service, and at the height of the season it will be a setback for the many tourists who are due to arrive.
Hotels will be the businesses that are hardest hit, because the CCOO Habitat Balearas union said launderettes will have to provide priority service to places such as hospitals, where this service is essential.
If the industrial action goes ahead, it could be disastrous for tourism.
There are around 1,500 workers involved in the dispute. The workers have demanded two consecutive days off, night duty remuneration and a 30minute break during working hours.
The increase offered by launderette owners has been rejected by the workers, considering it insufficient. “Their conditions are quite precarious and the increases put on the table are not up to the negotiations,” explained José Luis Garcia, general secretary of the CCOO in the Balearic Islands.
COCO, the beloved search dog of the Guardia Civil in Mallorca, passed away last week at the age of five due to a spinal cord infection. The daschund arrived in Mallorca when he was only two months old. At four months, his training began, and he was taught to search for money.
One of the first searches by Coco was during an operation in Algaida. The dachshund and his handler searched the headquarters of a real estate agency in Cala Major during an operation, and immediately pointed to where €20,000 had been hidden. He recovered over €400,000 during his short career.
The Guardia Civil are mourning the loss of their loyal little friend.
