A last-minute pre-agreement reached at Asturias’ official labour mediation service has halted a strike call at Casino de Asturias in Gijón, as management and worker representatives moved closer to a multi-year pay deal. The stoppage had been scheduled for six days, from Tuesday through Sunday, driven by wage and job-classification demands.
According to Spanish sector outlet elRecreativo, the strike has been called off for Tuesday, but the broader action remains conditional: the agreement must still be ratified by the casino’s 42 employees in a workforce vote.
The pre-agreement was brokered at the Servicio Asturiano de Solución Extrajudicial de Conflictos (SASEC) and reportedly includes “much” of the pay-rise and category-upgrade package sought by the workforce, although not all union demands were met.
A central breakthrough concerns the term and indexation method for a new collective agreement. If approved, the parties would sign a five-year contract (2026–2030) with wage increases linked to real CPI (IPC real). The company had previously proposed real CPI with a 2% maximum consolidation cap and a four-year term, suggesting the pre-agreement represents a meaningful shift on both duration and inflation protection.
Another notable point is that management is said to have withdrawn a proposal to convert part of current fixed pay into a variable component tied to business performance, while unions reportedly dropped a demand for an “experience bonus” linked to company results and target achievement.
The outcome now hinges on the workforce vote, which will determine whether the strike remains off the table for the rest of the week.
