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Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Economy·Lead·Politics

Why are farmers striking in Spain and when will they stop?

FARMERS are causing chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as they continue their strike for better working conditions. Roads and ports are closed

7 Feb, 2024 @ 08:26

EXPLAINER·Lead·Must Read

Amazon strike in Spain: Thousands of workers to walk out nationwide demanding better pay and conditions - threatening delays for Black Friday orders

3 Kings delayed?: Amazon logistics centre staff to strike in Spain’s Basque Country

THE Three Kings, who traditionally deliver gifts to children in Spain at Epiphany, may be delayed in January – or at least their presents might

18 Dec, 2023 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

French air traffic control strike causes flight delays across Spain and wider Europe

A STRIKE by French air traffic control has caused major delays to flights from the UK to Spain’s tourist hotspots. The industrial action began at

13 Oct, 2023 @ 16:04

Lead·Travel News

Dirty sheets: The latest strikes to ruin your holiday? Laundry workers laying down the detergent in Spain’s Balearic Islands

HOTEL guests in the Balearics are facing the prospect of sleeping in soiled sheets after laundry workers voted to go on strike. Tourists visiting the

26 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

H&M stores closed in Spain due to a strike

Unions call off H&M strikes across Spain after Swedish company makes preliminary offer to improve conditions

MAJOR strike action in Spain by employees of clothing retailer H&M has come to an end after the Swedish company made a preliminary offer to

28 Jun, 2023 @ 21:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Holiday flights face disruption as 10,000 airport workers are set to strike in Spain

French air traffic controller strikes cause mass flight cancellations disrupting travel to Spain

A 36-hour strike by French air traffic controllers has caused the cancellations of dozens of flights to and from Spain. Starting from Monday 6pm, affected

7 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Travel News

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Spain’s judges and prosecutors to go on indefinite strike over pay

SPAIN’S judges and public prosecutors on Friday formally convened an indefinite strike from May 16 onwards, a period that coincides with the run up to

28 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Air Nostrum to connect Spain’s Malaga with Nice airport this summer

Air Nostrum pilots in Spain vote massively in favour of indefinite strike

PILOTS working for the Valencia-based carrier, Air Nostrum, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of indefinite strike action in their on-going pay row. 92% of pilots

1 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Valencia

Madrid doctors and paediatricians temporarily halt indefinite strike to evaluate offer from regional government

AN INDEFINITE strike by doctors in Madrid has been suspended temporarily while union representatives consider an offer from the regional government to improve their conditions.

23 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Female soccer referees in Spain go on strike in pay dispute

Female soccer referees in Spain go on strike over low pay

FEMALE soccer referees in Spain have gone on strike over demands for increased pay. The match official’s made their move late on Thursday with the

9 Sep, 2022 @ 14:59

Football·Lead·Sport

Cabin crews employed by Spain's Iberia Express announce 10-day strike

Iberia Express cabin crews in Spain announce 10-day strike

CABIN crew working for Iberia Express have announced a strike between August 28 and September 6 over working conditions. The industrial action is the latest

17 Aug, 2022 @ 13:27

Lead·National News

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Spain’s Vueling faces possible cabin crew strikes in August

VUELING cabin crew may possibly join its two big rivals, easyJet and Ryanair with strike actions. The Spanish low-cost airline, based at El Prat de

2 Aug, 2022 @ 10:39

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Spain-based easyJet pilots to strike for nine days in August after crew dispute ends

EASYJET closes its conflict with cabin crew but opens another with its pilots. The pilots’ union SEPLA has called a strike action for nine days

1 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Big Easyjet strikes set to go ahead in Spain

EASYJET strikes look set to continue after the airline refused to negotiate with its staff over pay. Strikes penciled in the staff look set to

8 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Travel News

Ryanair cabin crew in Spain call six days of strikes threatening travel chaos at start of summer holidays

UNIONS for Ryanair staff in Spain have announced six days of strikes in late June and early July after negotiations with management over pay collapsed.

13 Jun, 2022 @ 14:50

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Madrid’s doctors begin ‘indefinite strike’ over temporary work contracts

MORE than 11,000 doctors across Madrid’s hospitals have been called to an indefinite strike over temporary work contracts that began on Tuesday morning. A minimum

10 May, 2022 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Madrid

Brits facing visa delays caused by ongoing strike by Spanish embassy staff in UK

ONGOING strike action by Spanish foreign office staff at embassy and consulate offices in the UK could cause delays in issuing visas. The warning comes

7 Apr, 2022 @ 17:15

Brexit·Lead·London

Strike action on Spain’s Balaeric Islands called off after last minute deal struck

AS supermarket shelves begin to empty relieved Balearic bosses have managed to avert threatened truckers’ strike that would have hit deliveries. The Balearic government and

25 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Striking truck drivers in Spain split after government reaches deal with majority of carriers

Trucker’s strike dismissed as “a stone in the shoe” while fresh food and bottled gas supplies drop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NATIONWIDE STRIKE by a group of independent truckers across Spain is already having a negative effect on fresh food and bottled gas supplies in

19 Mar, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Spain’s truck drivers begin nationwide strike over working conditions and rising fuel prices

THOUSANDS of truck drivers across Spain began a strike on Monday in protest at poor working conditions that have been worsened by the rise of

14 Mar, 2022 @ 15:30

Lead·National News

Metalworkers call off strike in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz after unions reach pay deal

METALWORKERS unions have called off a strike that had led to angry protests and violent clashes with police in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz

25 Nov, 2021 @ 09:37

Cadiz·Lead

‘Poor pay and working conditions’: Ambulances go on strike across Spain’s Balearic Islands

Those working in the sector say their salaries have been frozen for more than three years and that they do not reflect the current reality

15 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Security guards call strike at Spain’s Malaga-Costa del Sol airport threatening travel chaos during peak holiday season

SECURITY guards at Malaga airport, the gateway to Spain’s Costa del Sol, are going ahead with their threat to strike during the busiest holiday month.

11 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

On strike: Malaga airport workers rebel

STAFF at Malaga airport have announced a strike on August 12, which could cause major disruption. Usually one of the busiest months for tourists, workers

2 Aug, 2021 @ 10:15

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BBVA bank bosses in Spain to reduce compulsory redundacies after one-day strike

BBVA bank bosses in Spain offer to cut compulsory job losses after one-day strike

THE BBVA bank has reduced planned compulsory redundancies in a last-minute bid to strike a deal with the CCOO union. Formal talks are due to

3 Jun, 2021 @ 18:10

Business & Finance·Lead