ALARMING INCREASE EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS precarious IN ONCE. Freedom of expression The dual crisis that hits ONCE.
The Government has two options: reduce spending, or stealing from large city. Obviously, the second option is always preferred to any Government
ONCE takes several years to reduce workforce by removing kiosks and administrative agencies to combat the sharp drop in business. For 2011 provides for the withdrawal of 50% of the seats less profitable. Neither
gambling beyond the general decay that is causing the crisis, to the extent that the slump in spending on lotteries and coupons threatens to distort one of its historic and well-intentioned operators: ONCE. Created to "provide decent work for persons with visual disabilities" supposedly and then expanded its protective mantle to other disabilities, suffers ONCE since 2000 a steady decline in sales is getting dizzying distressed solid and profitable building erected by the blind in the last 70 years. ONCE
itself admits that only last year 2010 sales revenue fell by 6% and the same loss also occurred in 2009. Since 2000, when revenues for this concept 2432.28 million Euros, the decline reaches 18.8%. According to the Annual Report of the game in Spain, compiled by the Ministry of Interior, the share ONCE market in 2000 was 9.68% while the Lotteries and Gambling (LAE) held a 27.63% of the pie. The remaining 62.94% was for casinos, bingo and slot machines. Ten years later, the share of ONCE is 6%, just over three points less, while lotteries are up to 33% and private games are at 61%.
words, the crash can not be attributed only to the crisis, which has touched even the LAE and virtually no private gambling. By contrast, begins in economic euphoria and has multiple causes. "The only solution [to the fall in sales] that has happened to address The ONCE since 2003 is offering a new game and then another and another, "explained sources familiar with the organization of the blind, describing that as a management policy of" patches "continuous.
ONCE kiosks now sell not only the traditional raffle coupon for every day, but also various special giveaways throughout the year and the Cuponazo coupon Friday and weekend (passive games) 7 / 39 (which replaced the Combo and is considered an active game), Super Eleven (active play too) and plenty of scratching, and are 11 in total (or instant lottery). In 2009 the organization also expanded sales games via Internet and will be extended further through the mobile. According to ONCE, the biggest problem faced by passive games, the traditional coupon is teetering dangerously every day for this organization responds with instant lotteries in petrol stations, tobacconists, newsagents, all types of catering establishments and even vending machines, etc. ... Trying to make up for bad management with measures that are seriously undermining the creation and purpose of that nonprofit organization.
To stem the decline in income ONCE has launched what they call "policies to reduce low-profit vendors' and 'redundancies' and' extinction 'of temporary contracts in the last year only ONCE has reduced its number of vendors in more than 600 people and sellers not more than 300 (including pensions, more than a hundred layoffs at least 11 goals and disciplinary). Since 2001, when the number was 22,923 vendors across Spain, today the organization has lost about 4,000 of these workers, the union estimates that the savings is quite substantial wage to above having to receive state aid of all kinds.
"I would not call template setting. Let's say we are tightening their belts, "answers a spokesman. "If someone does not pay", he explains, "is its location audits, training and hours of work, then you can move or even give you another job outside the inn." CCOO denies it: "Do not take another job that is not selling, where in fact it is easier to put people. There are no other jobs, "he says.
However, the draft budget for 2011 includes the strategic objective of rising sales through increased worker productivity and incomes by complementary physical channels (called they Channels Solidarity), competing in inequality of all kinds of rules about what is required of dealers. To this end, the document says, the organization must be "particularly demanding" respect "interim and temporary vendors, taking the measures needed and giving off as vendors ONCE if sales reach minimum required at all times" All this without taking into account the disability and not a salesman demonstrate objectively that the results in the award outlet are attainable.
The bill also provides for "the withdrawal of at least 50% of unprofitable kiosks", those that do not meet a weekly sale of 2,390 euros. Explains the responsibility of the ONCE CCOO, Maria Angeles Arribas, average sales in Madrid is 1,800 euros. The spokesman of the organization lies, however, at 2,500 euros. And sure you do not remove the kiosk to any blind once again lying to the English society, but very common among the vast majority of leaders of the organization, in this union we know with real data that have been removed and many street kiosks, without giving any information of any kind, or even some are closed or their own sales agents in front of the kiosk itself from cold, wind, heat, etc. ...
Another cost-saving measure proposed is the closure of administrative agencies, of which there were 270 in 2001 and now has less than 165. At December 31, disappeared from Avila and Zamora. The same spokesman said, however, are only closing small populations and Puertollano, Medina del Campo, "a town of Burgos and others of Andalusia and Catalonia," and that is not going to lay off any workers, early retirement or relocates. However, the draft budget said to be "amortize the jobs that are no longer productive as a result of, among other [measures], reducing agents in place." Another big lie because if you have dismissed workers, and there are very small agencies such as the population of Loja (Granada), Torremolinos (Málaga), these could be completely closed first by its proximity to the capital of that province and second in population, rather than close an agency that represents a whole province. Whether
CCOO to Unitarian Meeting Platform for Democratization of the ONCE (CAN), headed by Miguel Durán (ONCE president between 1986 and 1993), all these measures make up a "clearly anti-social policy" and "economistic "that" undermines the social order of the ONCE 'to employ the disabled. "We are removing employment to a blind man who, by the Statutes of ONCE, has the right to sell, "they conclude.
While not all. The collective agreement for the next four years, signed only by UTO-UGT, creates a dual wage scale. New workers now charge 30% less than the senior. The basic salary for a junior salesperson stays at 682 Euros per month, while the former is 980 Euros. According CCOO in 128 contracts were terminated in October to renew after a lower base salary. Management, which denies to avoid creating alarm without providing any evidence to disprove these allegations, even doing part-time contracts to Junior that their remuneration is of 341 Euros, tell me if this citizen income can keep your family, but not for individuals alone costs.
"The sale of the coupon that the reason given for creating direct employment," says Miguel Durán. Innocent Rial, executive member of the historic Madrid CCOO union representative at ONCE, it is much harder: "Before the sale was seen as a social cost, but the blind do not sell, you pay. And indeed, the only general work of ONCE is for sale. Now, ONCE will end with the blind, which have become a burden. It is much cheaper the tobacconist or newsagent. "
Lottery also at tobacconists, petrol stations, newsagents and all establishments catering and vending machines in bars or gas stations.
ONCE I in 2010 a "complementary sales network" that will buy at the moment (soon there will most likely sell the coupon itself) both the 7 / 39, Super ONCE as the great Scratch many tobacconists, petrol stations and newsagents etc. .... The consortium consisting of U.S. multinational Logista and GTECH Global Lottery game will distribute the machines. "So you lose the identification of game prize and social work ', say sources ONCE. CCOO and can ensure also that the network away from the traditional sales. Francisco is the fear that check "to more than 10 hours a day" in his street kiosk Princesa, Madrid and some more in another post in Majadahonda, to collect 1,400 euros per month. Salvador has been with the coupon only since May. After 30 years as a computer, macular degeneration will set about the disability. It has a one-year contract, so they change every few days kiosk. And with commissions, should not exceed 1,000 euros per month: "We must sell a lot to get a good salary. I know people who do not book. "
