The Union of Public Administration Workers (STAP), with representation in the Local Police of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, has issued a statement warning that the recent improvements and investments announced for the police facilities are not the result of preventive planning, but of years of union demands and the intervention of the Labor Inspectorate.
The union criticizes that the Security Councilor, José Carlos Álamo, presents as a management success what they consider a legally forced correction. According to STAP, union complaints came first, followed by legal requirements, and only then the investment announcements.
For his part, Álamo has defended his investment commitment, highlighting that during his term, over 4 million euros have been invested in security and emergencies, with an additional 3 million euros in progress. Of this, over 2 million will be allocated to the Local Police for improvements in offices, equipment, uniforms, road safety, and new tasers, as well as the renewal of the vehicle fleet.
The facts referred to by STAP date back to early 2025, when they filed complaints about serious deficiencies in facilities, material resources, and working conditions. A Labor inspection on February 2, 2025, could not proceed normally, leading to a sanctioning procedure for alleged obstruction against the City Council.
Subsequently, on February 18, 2026, two Labor inspectors conducted a comprehensive inspection, requesting preventive documentation. It was found that the occupational risk assessment had not been comprehensively updated in over a decade, despite changes in the service.
The Labor Inspectorate issued 16 mandatory requirements, highlighting the lack of adequate changing rooms, problems in showers and restrooms, insufficient lockers, deficiencies in administrative workstations, absence of vehicle cleaning protocols, and serious shortcomings in the security of the armory.
An internal assessment by the City Council identified another 37 additional corrective measures, including deficiencies in the armory's cold zone, fall risks on roofs, electrical problems, structural deterioration, and lack of police equipment required by regulations. A cited example is the replacement of a certified weapon discharge system with a simple beer barrel filled with beach sand.
STAP regrets that, with only 20 days left before the Labor Inspectorate's deadline expires, no critical deficiencies or 'Priority I' issues have been corrected. They criticize the councilor's lack of dialogue and the blocking of responses to worker representatives.
In total, over fifty deficiencies and pending corrective measures are reflected. The union considers these non-compliance issues to be the biggest failure of José Carlos Álamo's management of the Security Department.
STAP demands the immediate rectification of the requirements, the execution of preventive measures, and a public monitoring mechanism. They question why the Labor Inspectorate's intervention was necessary for the City Council to begin addressing problems that had been denounced for years.
The union concludes by demanding dignity and safety for local police officers and for citizens visiting police facilities, rejecting further empty promises.
