THE planned 22 days of strikes by Spanish airport workers have been called off. The announcement was made formally on 25 March, after the results of a ballot by workers was announced the previous evening, amid huge relief in the Spanish tourism industry and amongst airline passengers worldwide.

The series of strikes, which were due to start at Easter and continue throughout the summer, have been suspended following an agreement between AENA, the Spanish Airports Authority, and the main unions involved, who were protesting against the proposed privatisation of several Spanish airports and the ensuing loss of jobs.

The proposals, which safeguard jobs in the airports scheduled for privatisation, such as Barajas (Madrid) and El Prat (Barcelona), were voted on by union members. The results of the ballot, announced at 21.00 on 24 March, showed that 70 per cent of members of CC OO, UGT and USO were in favour of the agreement.

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Spanish Airport Strikes Called Off
Saturday, 02 April 2011
THE planned 22 days of strikes by Spanish airport workers have been called off. The announcement was made formally on 25 March, after the...

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