After five days of industrial action by cleaning staff in Jerez, the Council is calling for the situation to be declared an emergency and for minimum service levels to be increased. The Junta de Andalucia, however, does not agree.
Fifth day of strike in Jerez
It is the fifth day of the strike by employees of the cleaning concessionaire in Jerez and one infant school in the city has suspended classes due to the inability to meet the minimum standards of hygiene at the centre.
Strike by municipal cleaning company employees in Cádiz
Workers at the municipal cleaning company Apenas in Cádiz have today begun an indefinite strike in protest at not having been paid for the past two months.
Alleged sabotage at Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga
The management of the Regional Hospital Carlos Haya in Málaga has filed a complaint (denuncia) in relation to a toxic spill at he hospital on Sunday evening which, it alleges, was an act of sabotage.
Another RENFE rail strike on Monday
RENFE workers have called another strike for tomorrow, Monday, in protest at plans by the rail network operator to split the organisation into four separate companies. Already cancelled are 302 AVE, long and middle distance trains and local trains. Local trains, Cercanias, are expected to run at around 50% of normal.
Rota strike called off after agreement reached
The strike by rubbish collectors in Rota, Cádiz province, has been called off after an agreement was reached between the unions and the cleaning company FCC.
Strike in Jerez called off
Municipal workers in Jerez have called off their proposed strike action, due to begin on August 9th.
Strike by rubbish collectors in Rota, Cádiz province
Rota in Cádiz province is the latest municipality to suffer a high-season strike by workers of the rubbish collection service, the industrial action beginning at 23:59 on Sunday night and scheduled to be ‘indefinite’.
Strike called off in Cádiz
Pressure from the citizens of Cádiz and the media, described by the union representative as ‘brutal’, has moved the workers at the cleaning concessionaire to call off their indefinite strike after five days.
Rubbish starts to mount up in Cádiz
The Gran Regata is starting in Cádiz and there is tons of rubbish on the streets as a result of the indefinite strike by rubbish collectors, people obviously not heeding the official request not to put rubbish bags out and spoil the image of the town.