The Confederation of Galician Workers (CIG) is rallying for the resumption of protests in response to ongoing issues at the Alcoa industrial complex in San Cibrao, highlighting the company’s failure to adhere to agreements and a perceived lack of action from governing bodies. In a recent assembly attended by CIG delegates from Alcoa and its auxiliary firms, the call to mobilize was strongly reiterated, with the union’s general secretary, Paulo Carril, leading the charge.
The union’s stance is a reaction to threats of downsizing from Alcoa, with a push towards adopting strategies reminiscent of successful mobilizations three years prior. The CIG’s demands center on the establishment of a classification for hyper-electro-intensive companies. This classification aims to secure the maximum CO2 compensation available under European guidelines, through the electro-intensive statute, independent of the general state budget.
Highlighting the critical economic role the San Cibrao complex plays in the A Mariña region, the CIG emphasizes the urgency of preventing a scenario where Alcoa’s facilities meet the same fate as those in A Coruña or Avilés. The overarching goal is to avert the transformation of A Mariña into an “industrial desert,” a potential outcome that the union and its supporters are keen to avoid through direct action and negotiation. 
