It has recently been created in the CEBAS-CSIC in Murcia a "Committee of resistance" called "July 11" to protest against cuts in public administration and research.
In its protest activities, hundreds of workers CEBAS-CSIC held yesterday morning for a second day, a rally protesting the measures announced by the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, in his appearance yesterday in Congress.
The meeting CEBAS staff (officials, labor, contractors and grantees) has started at 12.00 at the door of the building on the campus of Espinardo.
CEBAS staff cuts complaint economic and working conditions resulting from the adjustments announced by the Government, which affect workers in general and especially the civil service, and agreed to hold protest rallies and other measures in the coming days.
According to Pedro Martinez, Councilman UI and Research Scientist Totana CEBAS-CSIC, "These cuts run counter to what should be the actions to overcome the crisis. The cuts are assuming the" death "of little economic fabric dedicated innovation in our region ... "
In this sense Pedro Martinez in 2011, according to the CSIC, CEBAS Murcia won € 4.3 million in competitive projects in addition to € 1.4 million of R & D contracts with private companies.
Among other results it should also be noted that the CEBAS-CSIC in Murcia were generated 117 scientific articles in international impact as well as 11 patents for new inventions and concluded 16 doctoral theses.
"The commitment of the Government of PP and Rajoy, bet on speculative projects as EUROVEGAS or Paramount, to the detriment of Scientific Research, Innovation and Education advanced countries are very clear. The PP, we returned to Spain in the Tambourine, forcing scientists to migrate internationally recognized Spanish and Murcian ... "conclude from IU-Greens in Totana.
