31.07.2025 20:13
While the strike initiated by workers at Yataş in Kayseri continues due to the failure to reach an agreement in the collective bargaining and the lack of expected wage increases, the company has made its first statement. Yataş management stated that the wage negotiations are ongoing between the employer's union and the workers' union, arguing that the process has been misunderstood.
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Workers at the Yataş company operating in Kayseri staged a work stoppage, claiming they have not received their rights. Workers at Yataş, which operates in the home textiles sector in Kayseri, staged a work stoppage for about 150 days, claiming they have not received their rights. Employees of the company, which employs nearly 3,000 workers, demanded their rights to be granted by chanting slogans in the factory yard. It was learned that the workers protested the Öz İplik Union, to which they are affiliated, for not defending their rights.
WORKERS BOYCOTTED BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND THE UNION
The strike began with a march organized by the workers. While the workers stated that they still have not received the raise they were supposed to get in April, they quit their jobs by boycotting both the management and the union.
WHAT HAPPENED?
After no agreement was reached in the collective bargaining negotiations between the Öz İplik-İş Union, of which the workers are members, and the employer's union, the factory employees decided to strike and announced this decision through a march. Workers, who reacted to the union and the employer for the non-fulfillment of the expected wage increase in April, initiated a work stoppage.
A STATEMENT FROM YATAŞ
Yavuz Altıntop, a partner of the Yataş Group and Chairman of the Board, stated that no agreement has been reached yet. In his statement, Altıntop said, "The Turkey Textile Employers' Union, of which our company is a member, is continuing negotiations for the renewal of the collective labor agreement with the Öz İplik İş Union on behalf of our sector. We would like to inform the public that, in this process, which we are closely following, the parties have not yet found common ground for an agreement, but the negotiations are continuing within the framework of the relevant legal regulations. As Yataş Group, we also hope that the process will be concluded quickly through mutual agreement.
Regarding the negotiation process, some of our colleagues have protested in our factory today. The basis of this action is the expectation of our employees to directly influence the process and to activate the union. However, due to legal regulations, collective bargaining negotiations are conducted through the employer's union, and our company does not have the authority to intervene directly in this process.
Contrary to some news reflected in the public, there is currently no strike decision or implementation at Yataş Group. Additionally, there has been no disruption in salary payments, and advance payments have been made to our employees as an offset for the upcoming wage increase difference.
As Yataş Group, we adopt an approach that prioritizes the rights and interests of our employees, as well as workplace peace and sustainable working conditions. In this regard, we hope that the parties will complete the process on behalf of our sector in a short time through mutual understanding and agreement. It is of great importance to us to provide the public with accurate and complete information. We are taking all necessary communication steps to ensure that the process progresses transparently and healthily against misleading and untrue information and shares that could damage our company's reputation; we reserve our legal rights," he stated.
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