The union stated that the company decided to transfer this service to Quirón Prevención following the voluntary departure of the two in-house company doctors. However, ESK maintained that the main issue is not solely the outsourcing, but "the complete absence of dialogue, consultation period, or agreement with the legal representation of the workers".

The union organization also recalled that the collective agreement of Tubos Reunidos expressly stipulates that certain medical functions and sick leave control must be exclusively performed by internal personnel of the business group. Therefore, it considered that management would be "violating the collective agreement it has signed".

According to ESK, the agreement's text repeatedly includes the existence of a Company Medical Service as its own structure integrated within Tubos Reunidos, whose professionals regularly participate in internal processes, working committees, and coordinated actions with union representation.

The union also warned of a possible breach of the Law on Prevention of Occupational Risks, considering that any significant modification in the company's preventive organization must be consulted beforehand with prevention delegates.

"The insolvency situation of Tubos Reunidos and the voluntary departure of the company doctors do not allow for the unilateral elimination of rights, preventive guarantees, or collectively agreed structures," ESK emphasized.

In light of this situation, the union will demand that management reverse the outsourcing of the service, understanding that the measure "contributes absolutely nothing" to resolving the creditors' concurso and constitutes an attack on the consolidated rights of the workforce.

ESK has also denounced a second decision recently adopted by the company: the suspension of free days generated by exceeding daily, weekly, or annual working hours. The union argues that these permits correspond to rights already accrued by the staff through overtime and previously worked excess hours.

In the organization's view, this measure also does not respond to the company's real economic needs and represents "a new cut in labor rights".

Finally, ESK has questioned management's discourse about its supposed lack of decision-making capacity in the current business context. "It is difficult to maintain that management has disappeared or does not intervene in relevant decisions when it continues to adopt measures of great significance regarding the working conditions and rights of the staff," it concluded.