- Observatory: EurWORK
- Topic:
- Collective bargaining,
- Social partners,
- Participation at work,
- Employee representation,
- Arbejdsmarkedsrelationer,
- Published on: 26 januar 2014
About
In the Spanish electricity sector, collective bargaining takes place at company level. With regard to the social partner organisations, there is only one employer association which fulfils the criteria for inclusion in the study. It is affiliated to the European sectoral social partner EURELECTRIC, but it is not involved in collective bargaining. On the employee side, a pluralistic association system prevails. Accordingly, eight unions have been identified. All of them participate in company collective bargaining although only three of them are affiliated to the European sectoral unions. It is also worth noting that three of the unions identified are company unions.
Sectoral properties
Economic background
The economic downturn has negatively affected the consumption of electricity, although during 2009 and 2010 a slight recovery was observed. In 2010, electricity consumption rose by 2.9%. However, in 2011, according to figures from the Association for the Spanish Electricity Industry (UNESA) consumption started to fall again, dropping by 2.7%. This drop, linked to the economic crisis, does not seem to have affected sectoral employment. Thus, from 2008 to 2010 the total number of employees in the sector rose by almost 1%, from 32,855 to 33,154, according to the European Business Structure (2013). At the same time, the number of sectoral companies increased by 3,900 from 2008 to 2011 (European Business Structure, 2013). However, it must be born in mind that the electricity sector in Spain is dominated by large companies, most of which derive from the former public monopoly.
Sectoral coverage
This representativeness study covers companies and employees in the electricity sector, as defined by NACE Rev. 2 code 35.1:
35.1 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
35.11 Production of electricity
35.12 Transmission of electricity
35.13 Distribution of electricity
35.14 Trade of electricity
Development of sectoral employment and companies
|
2008 |
2011 |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Number of companies in the sector (including one-person companies and self-employed) |
11,787 |
15,687 |
| Source of company data |
European Business Structure |
European Business Structure |
| Aggregate employment |
43,822 |
48,093 |
| Male employment | ||
| Female employment | ||
| Share of sectoral employment as a % of total employment in the economy | ||
| Source of employment figures |
European Business Structure |
European Business Structure |
| Aggregate employees |
32,855 |
33,154 (2010) |
| Male employees | ||
| Female employees | ||
| Share of sectoral employees as a % of total employees in the economy | ||
| Source of employee figures |
European Business Structure |
European Business Structure |
| Comment |
2. Overview of the industrial relations landscape in the sector
There is only one employer association which fulfils the criteria to be included in the study: the Association for the Spanish Electricity Industry (UNESA). It covers everything in the sector except the trade of electricity. It comprises the five biggest companies of the sector. It is affiliated to EURELECTRIC but is not involved in collective bargaining.
On the employee side, a pluralistic association system prevails. There are eight unions which fall inside the conceptual scope of the study. Three of these unions are federations of a broader trade union confederation organized at national level: FITAG-UGT, FI-CCOO and FI-USO. There is also a national confederation (CGT) and a regional union which covers one Autonomous Community (ELA). There are also three company unions: SIE, ATYPE-CC and Asociación de Cuadros del Grupo Hidrocantábrico.
All these unions are involved in collective bargaining concluded at the company level. However, only FITAG-UGT, FI-CCOO and ELA are affiliated to EPSU or IndustriAll.
3. The sector’s trade unions and employers associations
This report includes detailed information on the following trade unions and employer associations:
(i) trade unions (or employees’ interest organisations) and employer organisations (or business associations) which are affiliated to the sector-related European Union Federation(s) or the sector-related European Employer/Business Federation(s) and represent members in the sector
The sector-related European employee organisations are:
- IndustriAll Europa;
- European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU).
The sector-related European employer organisations are:
- The union of the electricity industry (EURELECTRIC).
(ii) trade unions and employer organisations which are party to sector-related collective bargaining and represent members in the sector.
This report does not include detailed information on the following organisations, because they fall outside the remit of the study:
iii) Affiliates to EU-level sectoral social partners, but without members in the sector. These are the affiliates of EPSU and IndustriAll Europa that have members in other sectors but not in the electricity sector. Use these weblinks for a full list of the IndustriAll affiliates and EPSU affiliates.
iv) Organisations which are involved in sector-related collective bargaining, but do not represent members in the sector.
v) Organisations which represent members in the sector, but are not involved in sector-related collective bargaining, and are not members of EU-level sectoral social-partner organisations.
3a. Please list all the organisations which can be related to the study in the following overview table
|
Organisation abbreviation |
Sector related (members in the sector) |
Member of a sector-related European organisation |
Involved in sector related CB |
Fact-sheet included |
Source of Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITAG-UGT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes or No |
Yes |
Contact made with contact person provided |
| FI CC.OO. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes or No |
Yes |
Contact made with contact person provided |
| ELA-HAINBAT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact made with contact person of the union |
| SIE |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact person of the union and internet source |
| ATYPE-CC |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact was not possible |
| FI-USO |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact made with contact person of the union |
| CGT |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact made with contact person of the union |
| Asociación de Cuadros del Grupo Hidrocantábrico |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact was not possible |
| FITEQA-CC.OO. |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Internet source |
| FSC-CCOO |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Internet source |
| FSP UGT |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Internet source |
| Inter-union Galician Confederation CIG |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Internet source |
| UNESA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Contact made with contact person provided |
| Spanish Association of Producers of Renewable Energies APPA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Internet source |
4. Collective bargaining in the electricity sector
Collective bargaining in the electricity sector has been traditionally characterised by a great degree of decentralisation. Accordingly, collective agreements concluded at the group and company level or even at the job centre level are the main bargaining levels in the sector, according to a 2005 report on collective bargaining in the energy sector, published by the Ministry of Employment (in Spanish, 409KB PDF). In fact, there are no multi-employer sectoral agreements, with the exception of the provincial multi-employer collective bargaining for electricity distribution companies in Cordoba (within the Autonomous Community of Andalusia).
4.1. Are employees in the sector as defined in Section 1 above and in Table 1 covered by collective bargaining?
Yes, employees are covered by single-employer agreements.
4.2. If yes, please consider the five main relevant* collective agreements (single-employer and multi-employer agreements) valid in 2012 in the electricity sector and indicate their levels, the name of the agreements, respective coverage in terms of sectors/activities, the bargaining parties to the agreement and the numbers of employees covered within the electricity sector (also estimate):
|
Level |
Common name |
Sectoral coverage |
No. of employees covered within the electricity sector |
Bargaining parties |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Employer(s) (in case of single-employer agreements) or Employer organisation(s) (in case of multi-employer agreements) (Please provide full name and abbreviation) |
Trade union(s) (Please provide full name and abbreviation) |
||||
|
Single-employer agreements: Group |
ENDESA |
ENDESA |
CCOO, UGT and ASIE |
||
|
Single-employer agreements: Group |
IBERDROLA |
Workers of HIBERDROLA |
IBERDROLA |
SIE, ATYPE-CC, CC.OO, USO and CGT |
|
|
Single-employer agreements: Group . |
GAS NATURAL |
Workers of GAS NATURAL |
GAS NATURAL |
FITEQA-CCOO and FIA-UGT, |
|
|
Single-employer agreements: Group |
RED ELÉCTRICA (It is an agreement of limited efficiency since it was not agreed by all the unions) |
Workers of RED ELÉCTRICA |
RED ELÉCTRICA |
CCOO and UGT |
|
|
Single-employer agreements: Group |
E.ON España |
Workers of E.ON España |
E.ON España |
CCOO, UGT |
|
|
Single-employer agreements: Group |
HC ENERGÍA |
HC ENERGÍA |
SOMA-FIA-UGT, CC.OO., and Asociación de Cuadros del Grupo Hidrocantábrico |
||
* Relevance is measured in terms of employees covered.
The union ASIE (the company union of ENDESA) has merged with the union SIE (the company union of Iberdrola). Currently the union is called SIE. Accordingly, we only provide information in a factsheet about SIE.
5. The system of collective bargaining
In the electricity sector, collective agreements are mainly concluded at the group and company levels or even at the jobcentre level. There are no multi-employer collective agreements in the sector, with the exception of the provincial multi-employer collective bargaining for electricity distribution companies located in Cordoba (within the Autonomous Community of Andalusia).
5.1. Estimate the sector’s rate of collective bargaining coverage (i.e. the ratio of the number of employees covered by any kind of collective agreement to the total number of employees in the sector).
It is not possible to estimate the sector’s rate of collective bargaining coverage because statistics of the Ministry of Employment on collective agreements provide information only regarding two NACE code digits.
5.2. Estimate the relative importance of multi-employer agreements and of single-employer agreements as a percentage of the total number of employees covered.
There are no multi-employer collective agreements in the sector, with the exception of the provincial multi-employer collective bargaining for electricity distribution companies located in Cordoba (within the Autonomous Community of Andalusia). However, this agreement is not very relevant in terms of employees covered.
5.2.1. Is there a practice of extending multi-employer agreements to employers who are not affiliated to the signatory employer association/s?
Yes
5.2.2. If there is a practice of extending collective agreements targeting employers, is this practice pervasive or rather limited and exceptional?
It is pervasive
6. Formulation and implementation of sector-specific public policies
6.1. Do tripartite bodies dealing with sector-specific issues exist? If yes, please indicate their domain of activity (for instance, health and safety, equal opportunities, labour market, social security and pensions etc.), their origin (agreement/statutory) and the interest organisations having representatives in them:
There are no tripartite bodies in the sector. The energy policy is determined by the Government, with no specific space for social dialogue or collective bargaining.
7. Data on the trade unions
|
FITAG-UGT |
|
|---|---|
|
Federation of Industry and Farmer Workers of the General Workers’ Unions of the General Workers’ Unions |
|
|
Federación de Industria y Trabajadores Agrarios de la Unión General de Trabajadores |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Yes, it also covers the following sectors: agriculture, food and drink, textile and leather, mining and chemical. |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining. It involves plant, company and group agreements |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
Info not available |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
Info not available |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
|
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
IndustriAll and EPSU |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
|
|
Source of information |
Trade union: Manuel Espinosa, General Secretary of FITAG-UGT, was sent a questionnaire by email on 4 March, plus phone contact was attempted, but he did not respond. Website/other secondary sources: http://www.fitagugt.org/ EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
FI-CCOO |
|
|---|---|
|
Federation of Industry of the Trade Union Confederation of Workers’ Commissions |
|
|
Federación de Industria de Comisiones Obreras |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Yes, it also covers the metal and mining sector |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining (company and group agreements) |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
No |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
. |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
|
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
IndustriAll |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
CCOO |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: Palmira García, head of the electricity section of FI-CCOO, was sent a questionnaire by email on 4 March. On 6 March she sent us back the questionnaire responding to all our questions Website/other secondary sources: http://www.industria.ccoo.es/industria/ EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
FI-USO |
|
|---|---|
|
Federation of Industry of the Workers’ Trade Unionist Confederation |
|
|
Federación de Industria de la Unión Sindical Obrera |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Yes, it also covers textile and clothing, chemical, mining, construction, graphic arts and agriculture |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining at plant, company and group level |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
Yes |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
On an ad-hoc basis . |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: Rosario Rodríguez, General Secretary of the Federation of Industry of USO until February 2013. Currently, she is General Secretary of the union in the company Gas Natural. She responded to some of our questions by telephone on 13 March, 2013. Web-site/other secondary sources: www.uso.es EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
CGT |
|
|---|---|
|
General Labour Confederation |
|
|
Confederación General del Trabajo |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
Yes. |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Yes |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining at plant level |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
Info not available |
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary . |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
No |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
. |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
Info not provided |
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: Javier Valdemira, responsible for the energy sector, was sent a questionnaire by email on 4 March. He refused to answer our questions because some of them go against the confidentiality principle of the union CGT Website/other secondary sources: http://www.cgt.org.es/ EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
ELA-HAINBAT |
|
|---|---|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
Yes |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
No, only the Basque Country |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Yes. It also covers chemical, textile, paper, graphics, fisher, mass media and construction. |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining (company agreements) |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary . |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
No |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
. |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
|
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
IndustriAll |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
ELA |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: Iñaki Sanandrés. Head of the federation in Bizkaia. On 4 March we contacted Miguel Canales Gutiérrez and he responded to some of our questions by telephone. Website/other secondary sources: http://www.ela-sindikatua.org/es EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
SIE |
|
|---|---|
|
Independent Union of Energy |
|
|
Sindicato Independiente de la Energía |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
Yes, but only from two companies: ENDESA and HIBERDROLA |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
No, only ENDESA and HIBERDROLA |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
All the regions where ENDESA and HIBERDROLA have jobcentres |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Yes |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining (plant agreements) |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
No |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
. |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: Manuel Roncero, SIE Director, was contacted on 4 March. On the 17 March he sent us back the questionnaire responding our questions. Website/other secondary sources: http://www.sie.org.es/ EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
ATYPE-CC |
|
|---|---|
|
Association of the Energy IBERDROLA group Technicians and Professionals |
|
|
Asociación de Técnicos y Profesionales de la Energía IBERDROLA grupo |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
No, only white collars within the company group IBERDROLA |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
No, only the company group IBERDROLA |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
Those regions where the company group IBERDROLA is active |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
No |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining (group agreements) |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary . |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
No |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
. |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
None |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: It was not possible to contact the union. The email address which appears in its website is incorrect, and there is no telephone number. Website/other secondary sources: http://atype-cc.com/site/index.php EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
|
Asociación de Cuadros del Grupo Hidrocantábrico |
|
|---|---|
|
Hidrocantábrico Group Managers Association |
|
|
Asociación de Cuadros del Grupo Hidrocantábrico |
|
|
The union’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all occupations within the electricity sector among both blue-collar workers and white-collar workers? |
No, only managers |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc. – of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
No, only the company Grupo Hidrocantábrico |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover all regions of your country? |
Info not available |
|
According to its domain, does the union potentially cover employees outside the electricity sector? |
Info not available |
|
General information on the union |
|
|
Is the union engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
Yes |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
Single-employer bargaining (group agreements) |
|
How many employees are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the union within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary . |
|
Is the union being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
Info not available |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the union? |
Info not available |
|
Members |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many active members in employment does the union have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Does the union have members in the largest electricity companies? |
|
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the union affiliated? |
Info not available |
|
To which European-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
Info not available |
|
To which national-level organisations is the union affiliated? |
Info not available |
|
Source of information |
Trade union: It was not possible to contact them. Website/other secondary sources: the union has no website EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
8. Data on the employer associations
|
UNESA |
|
|---|---|
|
Spanish Association of the Electricity Industry |
|
|
Asociación Española de la Industria Eléctrica |
|
|
The employer organisation’s domain |
|
|
According to its domain, does the employer organisation potentially cover the entire electricity sector, including all of the sub-activities as a whole, as listed above? |
|
|
According to its domain, does the employer organisation potentially cover, within the electricity sector, all (legal) forms and size classes of enterprises (for instance: public ownership, private ownership, multinationals, domestic companies, SMEs, etc.) (of course, only insofar as they exist in the sector)? |
No, it only covers big companies |
|
According to its domain, does the employer organisation potentially cover companies, within the electricity sector, in all regions of your country? |
Yes. |
|
According to its domain, does the employer organisation potentially cover companies and/or business activities outside the electricity sector? |
No |
|
General information on the organisation |
|
|
Is the employer organisation engaged in sector-related collective bargaining? |
No |
|
If yes, what form of collective bargaining? |
|
|
How many companies are covered by the collective agreement/s signed by the employer organisation within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
How many employees are covered by the sector-related collective agreement/s signed by the employer organisation within the electricity sector (including those covered via extension mechanisms)? |
|
|
Please indicate the type of membership |
Voluntary . |
|
Is the employer organisation being consulted by the authorities in sector-related matters? |
Yes |
|
How often do sector-related consultations involve the employer organisation? |
On an ad-hoc basis . |
|
Members |
|
|
How many member companies does the employer organisation have in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many employees work in these member companies in total (i.e. within the electricity sector and beyond)? |
|
|
How many member companies does the employer organisation have within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
How many employees work in these member companies within the electricity sector only? |
|
|
Are the largest electricity companies affiliated to this Employers organisation? |
Yes |
|
Affiliations |
|
|
To which international organisations is the employer organisation affiliated? |
None |
|
To which European-level organisations is the employer organisation affiliated? |
EURELECTRIC |
|
To which national-level organisations is the employer organisation affiliated? |
CEOE |
|
Source of information |
Employer organisation: Miguel Canales Gutiérrez, head of Human Resources, contacted by telephone on 4 March and responded to all of our questions. Website/other secondary sources: http://www.unesa.es/ EIRO national correspondent: Pablo Sanz |
9. Inter-associational relationships
9.1 Inter-union relationships
9.1.1 Please list all trade unions covered by this study whose domains overlap within the sector.
FITAG-UGT, FI-CCOO, ELA-HAINBAT, SIE, CGT, USO, ATYPE-CC and the Association of Managers of the Group Hidrocantábrico
9.1.2 Do rivalries and competition exist among the trade unions within the sector, concerning the right to conclude collective agreements and to be consulted in public policy formulation and implementation?
None are known
9.1.3 If yes, are certain trade unions excluded from these rights?
All the unions quoted in the study are involved in single-employer collective agreements.
9.2 Inter-employer association relationships
9.2.1 Please list all employer associations covered by this study whose domains overlap within the sector.
The only employer association which fulfils the criteria to be included is UNESA
9.2.2 Do rivalries and competition exist among the employer associations within the sector, concerning the right to conclude collective agreements and to be consulted in public policy formulation and implementation?
None are known as UNESA does not take part in collective bargaining.
9.2.3 If yes, are certain employer associations excluded from these rights?
Employer associations in the sector are not involved in collective bargaining.
9.2.4 Are there large companies or employer associations within the sector which refuse to recognise the trade unions and refuse to enter collective bargaining?
No, all the large companies recognise the trade unions.
9. Commentary
In the electricity sector, collective agreements are mainly concluded at the group and company levels or even at the jobcentre level. There are no multi-employer collective agreements in the sector, with the exception of a provincial multi-employer collective bargaining which covers a relatively low proportion of workers. With regards to the social partner organisations, there is only one employer association which fulfils the criteria to be included in the study. It is affiliated to the European sectoral social partner EURELECTRIC, but it is not involved in collective bargaining. On the employee side a pluralistic association system prevails. Accordingly, eight unions have been identified. All of them participate in company collective bargaining, although only three of them are affiliated to the European sectoral unions. In addition, it is worth noting that three of the unions are company unions.
Pablo Sanz de Miguel. CIREM Foundation
Annex: Organisations which are members of the sector-related European organisations
|
EPSU |
IndustriALL |
EURELECTRIC |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
AT |
GDG, VERDI |
PRO-GE |
Österreichs E-Wirtschaft |
|
BE |
CSC, CSC - Services Publics, SLFP, CGSP ACOD, CGSP-P, CGSP-G GAZELCO Distrigas, CG-FGTB, CGSP-ACOD Gazelco, CGSP Admi |
ACV/CSC BIE, LBC-NVK, SETCA-BBTK |
FEBEG, SYNERGRID asbl |
|
BG |
NSFEB, FEW-Podkrepa, PK Services, FCIW-PODK, NDWU, VODOSNABDITEL, FITUGO, FCIW-PODKREPA |
NF Energy - CL Podkrepa, NFE, NEWF Podkrepa |
Bulgarian Electric Power Association |
|
CY |
FSGEC, PASYDY |
FPUEAE |
Electricity Authority of Cyprus |
|
CZ |
OS UNIOS, Public Services International, OS ECHO, OS DLV, RWE |
OS ECHO |
CSZE |
|
DE |
VERDI |
IG BCE |
BDEW |
|
DK |
3F workers union, DM, PEU, FOA, |
DK Funktionærforbund, DEF, CO Industri |
Dansk Energi |
|
EE |
AEEWTU |
AEEWTU - EEAÜL |
The Union of Electricity Industry of Estonia |
|
ES |
FITAG-UGT, AGBAR (It is a private company. It is not a union) FSAP-CCOO (the current name of the union is FSC-CCOO), FSP UGT |
FITAG-UGT, FITEQA-CC.OO, ELA-HAINBAT, FI CC.OO, |
UNESA |
|
FI |
JYTY, JHL, UNION of SALARIED EMPLOYEES, PARDIA, |
SÄHKÖLIITTO, UIL (INSINÖÖRILIITTO), |
Energiateollisuus ry |
|
FR |
CGT – FNME, FPSPSS-FO, CGT-SP, Public Services International, PSI, INTERCO CFDT, FNEM-FO, CFTC, UNSA, FNME-CGT, |
FCE-CFDT, FNEM FO |
UFE |
|
GR |
- |
PFEPPRCI, GENOP-DEI |
HELAS |
|
HU |
VKDSZ, EVDSZ, HVDSZ 2000 |
V.D.Sz.Sz. (EVDSZ), BDSZ |
EMT |
|
IE |
ESBOA, IMPACT, SIPTU, Electricity Supply Board Officers Association |
SIPTU |
EAI |
|
IT |
FEMCA, UILCEM, FP-CGIL, FLAEI-CISL, FILCTEM-CGIL, |
UILCEM |
UNEI |
|
LT |
LITUF, LVPF, LTUSE |
Nacionaline Lietuvos Elektros Asociacija |
|
|
LU |
CGT-L, Confédération Luxembourgeoise des Syndicats Chrétiens - Secteur Public, LCGB, |
LCGB |
Organisation des Entreprises d’Electricité du Luxembourg |
|
LV |
LTUE, LAKRS |
ENERGIJA, LINA |
LEEA |
|
MT |
GWU |
ENEMALTA Corporation |
|
|
NL |
ABVAKABO FNV, CNV FNV Bondgenoten, ABVAKABO FNV, EON |
FNV, CNV Vakmensen |
Energie-Nederland, Netbeheer Nederland |
|
PL |
SKEE Solidarnosc, PSS Solidarnosc |
SGiE Solidarnosc, |
PKEE |
|
PT |
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da AdministraçãoPública, STAL, SINTAP, SINDEL, STE |
SINDEL |
ELECPROR |
|
RO |
GAZ ROM, UNIVERS, Public Services International, ENERGETICA, APA NOVA, GAZ MEDIAS, FS Gaz Romania |
UFS ATLAS, FSLCP, FNME, Hidrosind, FS Hidrosind, |
IRE, |
|
SE |
SEKO, NOFS, VISION, HK Kommunal, KOMMUNAL, TRANSPORT, FACKFORBUNDET |
UNIONEN, SEF, SVERIGES INGENJORER, SEKO |
Svensk Energi Swedenergy AB |
|
SI |
SDE SLOVENIJE |
SDE |
Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, Energy Association, EURELECTRIC Section |
|
SK |
SOZE, TUWIFWS, POZ, Slovak Gas Industry Trade Union, Slovak Trade Union of Health and Social Services, ECHOZ, SOZPS, SPP |
ZOJES |
ZZES |
|
UK |
Prospect, UNISON, NIPSA, FDA, Unite the Union, GMB |
GMB, UNITE (ex-TGWU), UNITE the UNION |
ENA, Energy UK, ERA |
MEMBER OF THE NETWORK OF EU AGENCIES
Eurofound er et EU-agentur
Tilføj kommentar