Just one day after the banker's death, the International Workers Association and affinity
groups call for dozens of boycott actions against Santander Bank, Isban and Panel Sistemas
in Spain, Germany, UK, Portugal, Argentina, Poland, Mexico and Norway. ---- The trial for
wrongful dismissal is set on the next September 29th in Madrid. Whatever happens, direct
action has shown to be the working class's strongest weapon along the conflict. ---- A CNT
union section was formed in Isban-Santander Bank on August 19th, 2013 at Madrid. This
group of precarious workers denounced illegal trafficking of staff from Panel Sistemas to
Isban. ---- More than 10,000 workers around the world are affected. They are not
considered Isban workers, although they work for Isban in its facilities, with their tools
and under their managers' orders.
Panel Sistemas and dozens of "meat traders" companies benefit from workers renting. This
way, Santander Bank has free sacking whenever they want.
This makes workers accept free overtime, neverending working days, and depreciated salaries.
After several weeks of fight in the company, the CNT delegate is fired by Isban-Santander
Bank and sent to work at Panel Sistemas offices. The conflict spreads thanks to the
solidarity of the International Workers Association.
During six months, Panel Sistemas managers keep pressing the worker at his new
workstation, trying to make him stop claiming for decent working conditions for the staff.
At the street, an international boycott campaign against Isban, Santander Bank and Panel
Sistemas is supported by dozens of revolutionary unions worldwide.
An assembly of independent workers is formed in Panel Sistemas to protest against the
salaries decrease. Just after this, the CNT union delegate is definitively fired because
of economic causes.
Despite this repressive attack, the boycott campaign keeps growing. Actions take place in
15 different countries (Spain, Portugal, France, UK, Germany, Norway, Poland, Slovakia,
Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, United States of America, Chile and Mexico).
Dozens of pickets and actions are carried out inside the spanish state (Albacete,
Alcorc?n, Alicante, Almendralejo, Aranda de Duero, Aranjuez, Arnedo, ?vila, Barcelona,
Boadilla del Monte, Bo?ar, Burgos, C?diz, Camp de Morvedre, Cand?s, Chinchilla de
Montearag?n, Ciudad Rodrigo, Donostia, Elx, Gij?n, Granada, Guadalajara, Huesca, Iru?a,
Jerez, La Ba?eza, Lasarte-Oria, Le?n, Madrid, M?rida, Miranda de Ebro, Motril, Ontinyent,
Oviedo, Pilar de la Horadada, Pineda de Mar, Pontevedra, Pozuelo de Alarc?n, Rivas,
Sagunt, Salamanca, San Pedro del Pinatar, Santa Perpetua, Santander, Tarragona, Toledo,
Villar, Vigo, Zaragoza).
Meanwhile, the companies and the official press keep silent.
Anarcho-syndicalists claim for the fired worker reinstatement and the end of workers
trafficking. In addition, they inform of Santander Group outrages (hundreds of firings,
tax evasion, irregular purchasing of banks, multi-million severance packages for managers,
the case of the Swiss bank accounts of the Bot?n family, sale of junk mortgages and
assets, evictions and real estate speculation, charging of abusive interest rates, shady
dealing with universities, participation in arms companies or in financial management of
the spanish penitenciary system).
While there is exploitation and inequality we will stand up, united peers without
subsidies or leaders. Fighting for our dignity and emancipation. Towards Social Revolution.
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