The People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti), Workers' Movement Party (EHP), Labor Party (EMEP), People's Houses, Socialist Councils Federation (SMF), Turkey Workers' Party (TİP), and the Social Freedom Party (TÖP) released a joint statement addressing the workers' strikes. The statement reminded that workers from Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, GE Grid Solutions, and Arıtaş Cryogenic went on strike to demand their rights. "We reject strike prohibitions and stand in solidarity with the metalworkers in their rightful struggle!" the statement declared.

"The right to strike cannot be prohibited"

The joint statement underlined that strikes had been banned by a presidential decree and continued: "As always, the justification is 'national security.' With this decision, the one-man government and the People's Alliance have once again exposed their true anti-worker and anti-people face. This same one-man regime, which has disregarded the people's will by removing elected mayors and replacing them with appointed trustees, has now had the audacity to ban strikes that workers have freely decided. In doing so, they ignored the will of the Turkish working class."

"The right to strike is a constitutional right"

Citing the Constitutional Court's decisions regarding strikes, the statement noted: "The ban on the constitutional right to strike is unacceptable. This arrogance stems from the backing of imperialist forces and employers. Erdoğan, who will stop at nothing to serve the capital, seems determined to earn the dubious distinction of being the government that has banned the most strikes in history."

"Workers are being strangled"

The statement also pointed out the dire situation of workers: "In a country where the hunger threshold is 22,000 liras and the poverty threshold is 72,000 liras, metalworkers are forced to survive on wages just above the hunger line. With the OVP (Program for Economic Stability) and the 'Şimşek program,' the workers are being strangled. For these workers to exercise their constitutional right to strike in order to improve their living conditions and seek justice, to present this as a 'threat to national security,' is to be a sworn enemy of workers and a servant to the capital."

"We call to expand the struggle"

The statement said: "We will not accept this attack on the right to strike. The decision to ban the strike is illegitimate, and we reject it. We are fully aware that this decision is also a warning to the labor and democracy movements. No matter how aggressively the People's Alliance tries to extend its political life, it will inevitably face the steel will of the working class and the people. It will not escape the fate that awaits it. We announce our unwavering support for the United Metalworkers’ Union and metalworkers in their just cause. We call on the working class and the laboring people to join forces and strengthen this struggle together."