Publisher | The politics of labor reform

The last-minute negotiations to save the labor reform, a few hours before the ratification of the decree law in the Congress of Deputies, is one of the most enlightening images of how far the interests of the parties from the interests of the citizens which they represent. After achieving something as complicated as agree with unions and employers to reform the labor framework, it seemed that some legislators were more interested in the erosion of the political opponent than the practical consequences of the approval or not of any of the star measures of this legislature, aimed at reduce job insecurity and abuse in temporary employment.

Of course, the text could have been more ambitious, but the defense of maximalisms would have made consensus between CCOO, UGT and the CEOs. So inexplicable is the ‘no’ of the PP towards the criteria of the bosses as the ‘no’ of ERC towards what was agreed by the unions, unless other motivations are included in the comparison. In the light of the monolithic opposition exercised Paul Married before any action by the Government, the 89 popular delegates of any type of political agreement are rejected. The Government, on the other hand, continues to push to lure the 13 Republican delegates and the six from the PNV, its priority partners, who remain for the moment in the bloc that rejects the law, unless amendments are included. A requirement they know Pedro Sanchez can not grant, because any modification of the text would imply the addition of the employer, which is not intended.

calculator in hand, ERC and PNV push the Government to seek the support of Citizens with their slamwilling to vote in favor provided that not a single comma of the royal decree is touched upon, which will provide the opportunity to Ines Arrimadas to occupy the lost political centrality. This option is most likely at the moment, after joining the yes block in the last hours More Country-Equo and Compromise. In a very tight 170 yes to 173 no, what the four PDECat deputies decide will tip the scales.

The renewed role of Cs makes the coalition partner of the PSOE uncomfortable, United we canthe party of the vice president Yolanda Diaz, who led the negotiations and who chose not to have the support of the oranges. Labor reform was therefore also a source of friction within the Government, one year before the general election.

Validation in Congress is a mechanism that provides democratic guarantees to enact laws approved by the Executive. This is a necessary and indisputable step. What is not understandable is that the games of alliances and parliamentary accounting distort the original spirit of this legislative mechanism to the point of jeopardizes the fulfillment of a broad social demand to improve the 2012 PB reform, which was made explicit by trade unions and employers at the end of last year in the form of an agreement, and which is also one of the conditions for Brussels to receive European funds. It’s worthwhile to trust the responsibility of the parliamentary majority to carry out this Thursday’s vote, but the use of some formations with biased interests leaves the bitter feeling that politics is not up to a decisive norm for workers and entrepreneurs in this country did not comply.

Reference-www.elperiodico.com

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