Among those taking part was the Balearic president, Francina Armengol. Before the march started, she stressed that it has been possible to "break with the mantra of the right", which is that there can only be economic recovery through the destruction of labour rights.
Lorenzo Navarro, the general secretary of the UGT union in the Balearics, said that this was a day to celebrate achievements but to also demand improvements for the working class and families. "We are returning to the streets this first of May so as to celebrate everything that we have achieved - labour reform, the pension agreement and the rise in the minimum wage - but we are also demanding solutions to inflation, and this will only happen by raising salaries and controlling prices."
Antonia Jover, coordinator for Podemos in the Balearics, echoed the demand for pay increases. "A record season is expected. In view of this, we are calling for the salaries of workers in the tourism sector, the ones who have suffered most because of the pandemic, to be raised."
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Well Zoltan, experiencing the insult of having to pay the Hotel reception around €70 as soon as you walk through the door before you've even unpacked is never a good start to any holiday. Although the price is one thing and the principal, another. And now with new limit of "6 drinks only per guest per day", this does make me wonder what the attraction is compared to many other alternative destinations
Juan - the tourist tax is a small amount of money. Hotels putting their prices up by 30% is more likely to put people off don't you think? Although this year it looks likes none of this is going to put tourists off as the island is packed already!
Stephen - That's true. People have now also realised that many, many holiday destinations do not charge tourist tax, and are a far better alternative than spending thousands lining the corupt pockets of the Majorcan Council and its cronies.
Rise my salary. Prices will rise? I'll take the risk.
Once again the Majorca unions do not realise that you have to earn the money before it can be distributed, thank goodness trade unions in the UK died out about 50 years ago. Don’t believe all the hype about Majorca having a good season as many Brits rediscovered the joys of a staycation and therefore visit numbers to Majorca from the UK will be well down,
We will be in an even worse situation if there is a sector of the population that believes that increasing wages and salaries is the solution to price inflation!....as only 50% of their expected numbers attended the march thankfully others realise this...but not Francina who got herself in the photo!!