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The unions say 60,000, the government 50,000, the police between 35,000 and 40,000. Whatever the actual figure, there were more people prote...

Though there has been some disruption to services, the general strike has led to few incidents in Mallorca. Two arrests have been made durin...

The joint committees of the main CCOO and UGT unions have confirmed that a national general strike will take place across Spain on 14 Novemb...

The main CCOO and UGT unions are to call a national general strike on 14 November (subject to ratification this Friday). The Spanish strike ...

Unions and other organisations are considering calling a general strike in mid-October which would be wider than other strikes in that it wo...

So, another day and another general strike has come and gone. How was this one for you? Did you notice it any more than the last one? It was...

60,000 people, according to union sources, took to the streets of Palma yesterday evening in a protest against labour reform as a culminatio...

Reports from across Spain suggest that the general strike got underway at midnight without any serious incidents but with major police prese...

AENA, the national airports authority, has been making contingency plans to limit the impact of tomorrow's general strike on operations ...

Unions and government have finally arrived at an agreement as to minimum services that will operate during the general strike on 29 March. W...

The Balearic Government looks set to impose minimum service levels during the general strike (29 March) after talks with unions broke down y...

Negotiations still going on, the Balearic Government is hopeful of limiting the effects of 29 March's general strike on tourism by guara...

The four main trade unions co-ordinating the general strike in the Balearics are in discussion with the regional government over minimum ser...

The way things work is that unions in various regions have to declare separately if they are going to support protests such as general strik...

Might the Spanish general strike for 29 March planned by the main CCOO and UGT unions be as much of a damp squib as the last one in Septembe...

A pot-pourri of follow-ups to different stories and news items appearing on this blog recently. Representatives from Alcúdia at the Berlin I...

The main Spanish unions, CCOO and UGT, have agreed to stage a general strike on 29 March in protest against Spanish Government labour reform...

How's your general strike going to be? Bliss. Day off, an hour's lie-in, putting the feet up, a trip to the pub or a pleasant long w...

In line with strikes in other regions of Spain, there is to be a public sector general strike across the Balearics in protest at measures ad...

Well, that didn't last long. The latest version of the timeshare/holiday club/call it what you want outfit in Puerto Alcúdia has closed....