The general strike has had little or no effect in Nerja, as one might expect, with shops, banks, bars, restaurants and even, rather surprisingly, the Town Hall open for business as normal. According to official sources, two employees in the Parks and Gardens Department, one painter and one employee involved in the cleaning of schools and municipal buildings have exercised …
General strike
The general strike has begun, and as usual there are differing views as to participation. The Government says that, so far, everything is pretty normal with the ports, large markets, transport and industry operating almost normally. The unions are claiming a ‘full stop’ in major industries, transport, large markets and the ports with almost 100% support for the strike.
Appeal for cooperation during general strike
The Government delegate in Andalucia, Carmen Crespo, has appealed for the cooperation of unions and other organisations planning demonstrations for Wednesday to avoid conflict so that the day ends without incident.
Transport levels during the general strike
The Ministry of Public Works and CCOO and UGT unions have agreed minimum service levels for the transport sector during the general strike on Wednesday November 14th.
Junta postpones plenary session due to general strike
Hot on the heels of the president of the Junta de Andalucia, José Antonio Griñan (PSOE), stating that officials would not be affected by the general strike as their minimum service level is 100%, the PSOE has supported an IU motion to postpone the plenary session of parliament scheduled for November 14th, the day of the general strike. The PP voted …
Iberia flights cancelled due to general strike
Iberia has cancelled a lot of flights for November 14th, the day of the general strike in Spain, so here is a list of all the cancelled flights.
Self-employed not in favour of general strike
According to the ATA, the Association of Independent Workers of Andalucia, 75% of self-employed people do not support the general strike called by the CCCOO and UGT unions for November 14th.
General strike proposed for November 14th
The committees of the top unions in Spain, the CCOO and UGT, have formally approved a general strike for November 14th in protest at the austerity measures introduced by the government. If it goes ahead it will be the first time that two such strikes have occurred in one year and the first time a single government has suffered two …
Wouldn’t have known…
There were apparently the odd pickets spotted at hotels but on the whole one wouldn’t have known there was a general strike today without being told. banks were open, shops open, rubbish was collected last night, Council offices were open and work was going on, such as at Plaza Fabrica de los Cangrejos and calle El Barrio.
Iberia cancels 222 flights scheduled for March 29th
Iberia has so far cancelled 222 flights scheduled for March 29th, the day of the general strike.