New collective bargaining agreement in Valencia

Port unions in Valencia are currently renegotiating their new collective bargaining agreement, to replace the agreement introduced in 1995.

Port Strategy: A new collective bargaining agreement is being thrashed out in the Spanish port. Credit: IAPH

A new contract will have to include productivity-based payments, say sources close to the process.

Also being sought is a way to write better use of resources into any eventual agreement.

However, a requirement on behalf of the shipping lines to guarantee traffic levels, as has happened with Maersk in Algeciras, has been ruled out.