The Councillor for Transport said "the Consistory is not only a day in payments to the company, it has achieved these are entirely devoted to payment of wages, despite little capacity to demand left by the socialists 2001 granting the concession. "
Transport Councilman City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, has been surprised that the PSOE "publicly defend the grant that made the city bus service, leaving practically no real capacity of the municipal government demand to the company it manages and that is causing all the problems listed. "
The first thing the mayor wanted to clarify is that "the Consistory is not only a day in payments to the company but we have made that these are entirely devoted to payment of wages, despite unworkable conditions left by the Socialists to deliver this award. "
Therefore, Bayonas has called "the first thing that socialists should do about the buses is to recognize its mistake by the conditions put in the concession. And if they do not, at least, should inform the team of Municipal government is in constant contact with the staff of drivers, which has shown them its full support in this litigation that affects only a private labor law, which in has nothing to do with the city. "
Moreover, the council has explained that already in July, which took office, he managed the company could clear the debt they had at the time with the workers, as they have done to reach the company all complaints received from users and the shortcomings identified by the City Council, some of which have not been addressed specifically by lack of toughness in the requirements laid it in 2001.
In short, Bayonas recalls that "if the Socialists want to help workers, who have to hold them is the company that gave the service, which is not paying them, and against which the City has in that sense it does not force anyone hired, ie, no ".
Transport Councillor stressed that the PSOE should also know that "as was agreed unanimously by the four municipal groups in the July plenary, being an electoral commitment of the mayor, is already working on the specifications of the new concession to ensure the improvement of service after completion of 15 years of the concession, and taking into account the situation of employees. "
Finally, Councilman thanked that "the Socialists have indicated that they hand extended in this area but at the same time has already expressed surprise that made the offer through the press and not in person, when we see daily and even we are from the same neighborhood. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca