The Municipal Police Union has decided not to support the pre-agreement with the City Council of Madrid. It will call its members to an assembly to discuss the situation and vote on its stance.
The Municipal Police Union (UPM) has made the decision not to sign the pre-agreement reached between the City Council of Madrid and several trade unions, marking a new chapter in the labour negotiations of the police force. The current National Executive Committee of the union has officially communicated to the City Council that it will not support the proposed text, calling for a general assembly on July 3 where information about the negotiation will be provided and the union's stance will be put to a vote. This decision makes UPM the latest union to distance itself from the agreement, following the steps of other organisations such as CCOO, CSIF, and UGT, which have also expressed their disagreement with the terms of the pre-agreement.
In a statement issued recently, the UPM leadership argues that a prior telematic consultation conducted among its members lacks validity. According to their account, this vote was driven by a former general secretary who was dismissed in April after an extraordinary assembly. The new executive maintains that this change has been recognised by the competent administrations and that there is currently an internally litigated conflict. The union criticises the lack of transparency in that previous consultation, stating that they will only consider valid the vote that takes place during the scheduled in-person assembly.
Furthermore, UPM points out that the City Council sent a modification to the initial draft of the agreement just before the prior votes. This change reduces the necessary working days required to start counting days off from 178 to 170, which they consider a significant alteration of the original content. For them, this delegitimises the previous consultations as the members would have voted on a different document than the one intended to be signed.
The union considers the current pre-agreement insufficient to adequately recognise the work performed by municipal agents and demands that the City Council reopen negotiations with other trade unions to reach a fairer and more beneficial pact for all members of the police force. In this context, they have called on their members to actively participate in the assembly where this critical situation will be discussed.
On the other hand, other unions such as CPPM and CSIT UNIÓN PROFESIONAL have managed to gain majority support among their members regarding the proposed agreement. However, according to official figures from the Local Police Union of UGT, 85% expressed opposition to the pre-agreement during their recent internal consultation. This figure reflects a strong rejection of the agreed terms by their members.
For today, Tuesday, a concentration organised by CCOO and CSIF is scheduled in front of the City Council coinciding with the municipal Plenary, where they hope to make their discontent visible regarding the proposed working conditions. The situation remains tense as different unions attempt to find a path towards more satisfactory agreements for all involved.
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