The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, this Thursday in the control session of the Plenary of the Madrid Assembly, attacked “union terror”, an expression she linked to the left and to the general strike for housing and wages held this week. The regional leader responded to a question from the spokesperson for Vox, Isabel Pérez Moñino, about the economic situation of Spanish families.
In her speech, Ayuso maintained that the country's economic evolution is not favorable and stated that left-wing sectors are contributing to Spain becoming a country of "aggrieved mileuristas". According to her, this political space fosters distrust and opts for "manufacturing poverty", extending "communism" so that citizens depend on the State.
The Madrid president also defended that a climate of distrust is being generated in labor relations and business initiative, while accusing the left of discouraging merit, capacity, solvency, and rigor. "Those who are contributing to Spain's economy are being demonized," she stated.
Criticism of the real estate sector and communist ideology
During her response, Isabel Díaz Ayuso also alluded to the attack suffered on Tuesday by the headquarters of Alquiler Seguro and criticized that real estate companies are labeled as "ladrillazo" and harassed. In the president's opinion, this is an attitude "as cowardly" as it is unfair towards companies that, she defended, support part of the national economy.
"Always persecuting companies that are bad, it's bad to work, it's bad to strive, it's bad to study, it's bad to be an owner... Pure communist," said the regional leader, who described communist ideology as "pathetic." She also assured that Spain has entered the top 5 of countries with severe poverty and attributed to Pedro Sánchez that "4 out of 10 households" do not make ends meet.
The president of the Community of Madrid insists on speaking of "union mafia"
At another point in the debate, this time in response to a question from the PSOE, Ayuso again referred to a "union mafia." The Madrid president maintained that unions collect "600 million more" since Pedro Sánchez is in government and accused Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) and the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) of having placed "all friends and relatives" in public and private companies.
Against this accusation, the head of the regional Executive defended that the Community of Madrid has reached "very important agreements" with the unions and claimed a "historic investment" for the six public universities. At the same time, she regretted that, in her opinion, all of this has become "dead letter" since the election call.
"The President of the Government called elections and, magic, in two days there was already a general strike to help the beloved leader to see if he could raise the polls for once and try to look the other way," said Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who also criticized what she considers an attempt to "impose terror against people" to make them support the protest.
The president concluded that block with a criticism of the so-called sanchismo, which she accused of dismantling and discrediting everything it touches, and expressed her wish that from November 29 the general strike would be "eternal and for the PSOE."
Vox questions subsidies to unions and Más Madrid speaks of "mafia"
In Vox's intervention, Isabel Pérez Moñino asked the Madrid president if she did not believe that "it is time to cut off the tap" to the unions and allocate those resources to the benefit of Madrid families. The spokesperson criticized that the unions have called the strike "on the eve of general elections" and described these organizations as "union parasites."
Pérez Moñino also reproached that, according to her version, the unions have remained "eight years on their knees before Sánchez" and now act to intimidate workers. In that vein, she denounced "violence against workers" who, in her opinion, wanted to go to their jobs and not support "that circus of the union mafia."
Already in the turn of Más Madrid's question, the president called the strike "mafia-like" and stated that there are 320,000 union representatives who are paid "to wear the t-shirts" that the left tells them to. Ayuso added that these people are "collecting from public funds" so that left-wing parties have seats, which is why she remarked: "And that is mafia-like."
The regional president also assured that CC.OO. has 52 public buildings and occupies 1,415 apartments, figures with which she questioned the role of the left in housing matters. Following the phrase "There will be no peace in the streets," uttered by the spokesperson for Más Madrid, Manuela Bergerot, Ayuso replied: "Of course there will be. From the 29th, everyone to the streets."
Regional funds for unions and defense of legality
In her speech, Isabel Díaz Ayuso also referred to the funds that the Community of Madrid allocates to unions through the budgets. The president defended that the regional Government provides "the minimum essential and legal," considering that these items are justified by employee training and occupational risk prevention.
The parliamentary debate took place after the general strike for housing and wages, with mutual accusations between the regional Government, Vox, PSOE and Más Madrid, and with the unions at the center of the criticism from the Madrid president and the Vox party.
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