A strike over Easter by Soller's municipal services company workers is looking ever more likely after negotiations on Thursday broke down.
The workers are employed by Soller 2010, a town hall entity, the president of which is the mayor. Waste collection is among the services that Soller 2010 provides.
Union representatives walked out of the Thursday meeting four minutes after it had started. There was a disagreement over the minutes, which the town hall group refused to sign, saying they were not an accurate reflection. This prompted the walkout.
The main sticking point is the demand for a 25% pay increase for 80% of the workers. The town hall believes this is unacceptable.
In a statement, the UGT union denounced "a lack of respect, refusing to sign the minutes of the constitution of the negotiating committee, for which workers' representatives are designated, an essential step for reaching an agreement on the collective bargaining agreement".
The union "is still waiting" for a financial proposal and "hopes and trusts that the situation can be resolved through a change of course from Soller 2010". Otherwise, the union considers it "unlikely that a strike will not take place". If it does go ahead, the strike will have a significant impact during Holy Week.