ALSA workers call indefinite bus strike in Fuerteventura from March 2

Employees say ALSA subjects its staff to “modern slavery” on the island. The union has therefore called an indefinite strike from 2 March that will affect the Zurita work centre and all school‑transport and discretionary‑transport services, including trips for seniors to adult‑care centres.

Workers Claim They Have “Reached the Limit” and Describe a “Modern Slavery” Situation

The staff allege that the safety of employees, school‑children and elderly passengers “is being alarmingly compromised.”

• Unfit vehicles: Buses are assigned in poor condition, with unresolved breakdowns, ADAS (advanced driver‑assistance) systems switched off and even expired ITV inspections, despite labour‑inspection reports.
• Fear of retaliation: Drivers receive these vehicles under direct responsibility and fear sanctions “for disobedience” if they refuse to take them to the road, forcing them to choose between “risking their lives and those of passengers” or facing dismissal.
• School transport at risk: Every day children are transported in buses that, according to the workers, “do not meet minimum safety conditions.” Elderly and other vulnerable users are also carried. “What has to happen for action to be taken?” they ask.

Labour grievances

“Unpaid or badly paid overtime, unpaid handling of luggage and a planning system that forces us to check each night the shift for the next day.”

• No stability, work‑life balance or real rest.
• Employees live “pending the phone” and “live for the company,” summarising their routine as “work, sleep and start again.”

Salary and treatment disparities

The statement notes that concessions granted to workers in Gran Canaria have not been honoured in Fuerteventura, highlighting unequal pay within the same professional category:

“Same work, different salary. Same group, different treatment.”

Pressure on union representatives

Workers report constant pressure on union members, with shift changes and schedule modifications that create “a climate of fear and targeting.”

“Is economic profit worth more than the safety of the people who get on those vehicles every day?”

The strike aims to force ALSA to address these safety, working‑condition and pay issues urgently.