Institutional and workplace tensions are escalating at the Port Authority of Las Palmas. The trade-union section of the Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF) has submitted a formal written request to the body’s Board of Directors seeking the immediate revocation of the Human Resources powers currently held by the Presidency. The organization asks for the top governing body to assume direct control of the workforce and to order an external, independent audit into personnel decisions made at the Gran Canaria port.
The union’s written request is based on what it describes as deep deterioration in the organizational structure. CSIF accuses the port’s executive leadership of following a pattern of constant improvisation, marked by ineffective restructurings and an obvious inability to resolve HR cases. According to the union, this dynamic affects the operation of essential public services and creates operational paralysis within the port institution.
CSIF’s initiative adds to reports from the entity’s Committee on Safety and Health, which warn of the consolidation of a work environment with high psychosocial risks and ongoing friction. The union’s complaints coincide with earlier demands raised by Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) to remove the head of Human Resources, as well as with written submissions from former port executives requesting explanations regarding the legality of various appointments, and with repeated complaints from the Works Council about breaches of the III State Ports Collective Agreement.
The unrest also extends to the institutional sphere and coordination with local administrations. The union highlights the impact of these organizational shortcomings on operational agreements with other security forces, explicitly pointing to the discrepancies that emerged during joint duties with the Local Police of Arrecife.
In this situation, CSIF calls on the legal responsibilities of Board of Directors members. The organization recalls that delegating powers to the Presidency does not relieve councillors of their supervisory duties, citing the Law on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector and the Recast Text of the Law on State Ports. It therefore demands that a specific item be added to the agenda of the next plenary session to agree on rescinding the delegated powers and hiring an external auditing firm.
The audit proposed by CSIF’s representatives would involve a comprehensive review of the processes for selection and professional promotion, appointments of department and division heads, occupational risk prevention, and compliance with social pacts. CSIF also demands that, if administrative irregularities or serious shortcomings are found in workforce management, the Board of Directors activate the corresponding mechanisms to determine disciplinary, liability, or accounting responsibilities among senior officials at the port body.
CSIF’s demand for the revocation of personnel powers at Las Palmas Port and for an urgent external audit was published first on canarymaritime.com.
