Reyes de Las Pistolas: A brief history of Spanish anarchism through the life of Buenaventura Durruti
JULY 1936. It’s the Summer of Anarchy in Barcelona, and the air smells of revolution. In a matter of days, the state system had collapsed
Spanish government gives green light to 5% increase in minimum wage
SPAIN’S Socialist-led Cabinet gave the green light on Tuesday to a 5% increase in the country’s minimum wage for 2024, increasing it from €1,080 a
Airport strikes in Spain latest: Iberia workers delay the start date of their walk out
AIR TRAVELLERS in Spain this Christmas can breathe a sigh of relief – for now, anyway. Strikes that were due to be called over the holiday
Fresh airport strikes in Spain: Baggage handlers to walk out on these dates in December and January
SPAIN’S two biggest labour unions, UGT and CCOO, have called eight days of strike action for Spanish airline Iberia’s ground service staff over the Christmas
Spain’s UGT union calls airport strike for key December vacation days
ONE OF Spain’s main labour unions, UGT, has called a strike for airport handling staff during key December vacation days, threatening the travel plans of
After call centre worker dies at her desk in Spain, unions denounce claims colleagues were forced to keep working
SPANISH labour unions CGT and UGT have denounced the actions of a call centre in Madrid after a member of staff died at her desk
Swedish stoppage: H&M workers bring shutters down on Spanish stores over pay and conditions
THE SALES MAY BE ON, but the stores are closed. That was what potential customers of Swedish clothing chain H&M found on Tuesday, as industrial
Spain’s government and unions hail ‘historic’ pension reforms
THE SPANISH government and the country’s major unions today reached an agreement on pension reform, hailing the changes as ‘historic’ and claiming that they will
Protestors come out in force on streets of Madrid to denounce regional government’s ‘dismantling’ of healthcare system
HUNDREDS of thousands of people came out to protest on the streets of Madrid today, to denounce what they called the ‘dismantling’ of the region’s
Chaos in Spanish airports as hundreds of lost suitcases pile up due to flight overloads
SPANISH airports have hundreds of piled-up suitcases stuck in arrivals caused by an overload of operations from several European airports. Many passengers have arrived at
Trade Unions mobilise across Spain demanding pay rises for workers
SPANISH trade unions CC.OO and UGT on Wednesday July 6 are planning massive demonstrations in the autumn at the headquarters of employers associations across Spain
MAY DAY: Thousands took to streets across Spain’s Andalucia calling for action over slipping living standards
MORE than 40,000 people took to the streets of Andalucia on International Workers’ Day demanding pay rises and government action against the soaring cost of
Ground staff at Spain’s national airline Iberia will stage eight-week walkout
The Union General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called for strikes every Monday from September 30 until November 18.
MAY DAY: More than 70 protests planned across Spain today for better working conditions as union bosses warn of ‘social unrest’
DOZENS of protests are planned across Spain today to demand better working conditions. Organised by the country’s main labour unions UGT and CCOO, the more
Spain slammed by European Commission for inequality levels
Levels of poverty, inequality and social exclusion are ‘among the highest in the EU’, according to the European Commission’s Spain 2017 Report
Unemployment falls in Spain, but most jobs ‘precarious’
Just four out of every 100 contracts signed in December were long-term and full-time, the UGT has said
Spain’s job listings omit key information
Almost 75% of Spain’s job listings do not mention wage or salary
ERE UPDATE: UGT ex-secretary charged
Judge Mercedes Alaya charges 16 more in Spain’s largest-ever public money fraud case
Town hall workers protest in La Linea over pay
840 town hall employees have not been paid for eight months
Granny, drop the kids! It’s the national strike
The Unions are calling for grandparents to stop looking after their grandchildren on the day of the General Strike