Since 29 October, the people of Valencia have had an open wound, which cannot begin to heal until those responsible pay for their negligence. The main person responsible for what happened is clearly President Carlos Mazón, but that does not mean he was the only one, as the actions of employers also seriously endangered the health and lives of the working class, which in some cases had fatal consequences and in others has led to significant psychological effects.

The trade unions forming part of the World Federation of Trade Unions have been there from the very beginning, not only helping the population to face the situation, but also denouncing the actions of the president and employers, and demanding the investigation of those responsible.

The general strike called for 29 May, jointly organised by various trade unions in the Valencian Country, is a historic general strike, as it is the first time that a general strike has been called at the national level.

The unions calling the strike are demanding criminal charges against those responsible for the deaths of workers, starting with President Mazón, and are also demanding compensation and justice for the victims of the DANA, the reversal of privatisations and the strengthening of public services, that those affected by the employment regulations resulting from the DANA receive 100% of their wages, the creation of unlimited paid leave for situations of weather alerts, the reduction of the working week to 32 hours or four days, wage increases and respect for the right to housing with controls on rent and sale prices, and the creation of a public housing stock.

For all these reasons, the European Regional Office of the World Federation of Trade Unions sends its full support and solidarity to the general strike on 29 May in the Valencian Country, hoping that it will be a great success, that it will mark a turning point in the country and that it will be a step forward in strengthening class-based trade unionism in the Valencian Country.

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These phenomena are causing very serious damage due to the lack of care for the territory, prevention and civil protection.

Those who pay the consequences of the policies that cause the devastation of the land and serious damage to health are the workers and the popular classes, who are more defenseless than anyone else against these meteorological phenomena, which are the result of capital’s aggression against nature, the consumption of the land and the theft of the territories.

These are not unforeseeable accidents, but the consequences of the political decisions of capital and the bosses.

We are at your side in your pain and rage.

For the
EUROF – WFTU
Pierpaolo Leonardi

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