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The TSJPV obliges Primark to pay the salary arrears to its workers in Bizkaia since May 2024 [Demócrata] 03-11-2026


Education unions mobilise for public education, workers’ rights and equality [ETUCE] 03-11-2026


UNI Europa stands in solidarity with workers’ general strike in Spain [UNI Europa] 02-11-2026


ITF and ETF send solidarity and support to victims of tragic rail accident in Spain [ETF] 02-11-2026


Adif rail controllers prepare strike action and dispute leaked audio: 'They are not complete' [Todo Alicante] 01-11-2026



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Education unions mobilise for public education, workers’ rights and equality 2026-11-03 [ETUCE]

The TSJPV obliges Primark to pay the salary arrears to its workers in Bizkaia since May 2024 2026-11-03 [Demócrata]

ITF and ETF send solidarity and support to victims of tragic rail accident in Spain 2026-11-02 [ETF]

UNI Europa stands in solidarity with workers’ general strike in Spain 2026-11-02 [UNI Europa]

Adif rail controllers prepare strike action and dispute leaked audio: 'They are not complete' 2026-11-01 [Todo Alicante]

General strike of November 11: who is calling it, how long it lasts, and what the reasons are 2026-10-31 [Demócrata]

ITF and ETF send solidarity and support to victims of tragic rail accident in Spain 2026-10-30 [ITF]

WFTU statement on the train crash near Madrid 2026-10-30 [WFTU]

Spain Spanish union foundation publishes dossier on digital rights at work For more info 2026-10-29 [The Labour Pulse]

Spain Spain Publishes Policy Brief on AI and the Future of Work For more info 2026-10-27 [The Labour Pulse]

More than 2,500 company committees join the general strike on November 11 2026-10-26 [Demócrata]

Spain Unions in Portugal and Spain prepare Iberian general strike 2026-10-26 [The Portugal News]

Spain Spanish and Portuguese unions discuss joint general strike 2026-10-26 [EuroNews]

General strike: Union in the Balearics says: 'We are confronting an entire system; it is a challenge to the system itself' 2026-10-25 [The Daily Bulletin]

Mobilisations and general strike in Spain 2026-10-24 [ICL]

The unions register the general strike of 11N amid rising prices and the cost of housing 2026-10-19 [Demócrata]

Barcelona Airport Strike Ends After Two Months, but New Protests Are Planned 2026-10-18 [Rus Tourism News]

Spain CCOO Tells EU Platform Work Workshop Rights Must Be Enforced For more info 2026-10-17 [The Labour Pulse]

bank workers strike for higher wages and tech safeguards as most suffer from mental health problems 2026-10-16 [UNI Global Union]

Spain General strike for affordable housing: Spain’s trade unions mobilize for November 11 2026-10-14 [Spanien Press]

National General Strike called in Spain and the Canary Islands over housing crisis 2026-10-12 [Tenerife Weekly]

General strike on 11 November set to hit travel 2026-10-10 [The Traveller]

Pepe Álvarez (UGT) states that the general strike is aimed 'against those who feel addressed' 2026-10-09 [Demócrata]

Europe Spanish housing fight resonates across Europe, say unions 2026-10-08 [ETUC]

Open-ended doctors‘ strike in the Canary Islands begins on 16 October 2026-10-07 [Teneriffa]

The Tenants' Union applauds the general strike of CCOO and UGT for housing 2026-10-06 [Demócrata]

UGT and CCOO agree to call a general strike for housing 2026-10-06 [Demócrata]

The unions cancel the indefinite strike at Airbus after the broad support for the latest offer 2026-10-06 [Demócrata]

General strike for housing: the requirements that CCOO and UGT must meet for it to be legal 2026-10-06 [Demócrata]

The unions will call a general strike for the housing crisis before 29-N 2026-10-06 [ara]

CCOO and UGT agree to call a 24-hour general strike for decent housing and wages after massive protests 2026-10-06 [El Constitucional]

Country's largest unions call first general strike in 14 years over housing crisis 2026-10-06 [İlke Haber Ajansı]

Tens of thousands protest across Spain over housing crisis 2026-10-05 [Reuters]

Protests over housing flare in Spain after relief measures rejected 2026-10-05 [Radio New Zealand]

Álvarez (UGT) supports a day of struggle with labor improvements and does not close the door to a general strike 2026-10-03 [Demócrata]

More than 3,000 Airbus employees vote online while waiting for the in-person consultation about the indefinite strike. 2026-10-01 [Demócrata]

Spain CSIF visits CESI for trade union policy advocacy on the European Pillar of Social Rights 2026-09-27 [CESI]

The strike in the vegetable canning industry achieves an 80% follow-up according to the unions. 2026-09-25 [Demócrata]

Global Unions Convene in Madrid to Confront Far-Right Threat to Public Services For more info 2026-09-19 [The Labour Pulse]

Europe Climate change widens labor inequality 2026-09-17 [Democrata]

13,000 meat sector workers in Girona face strike due to the salary cap imposed by employers 2026-09-15 [APD]

Concentrix workers in Spain to take legal action against job cuts 2026-09-15 [UNI Europa]

UGT accuses the employers of leading the meat industry to a general strike in November 2026-09-14 [Demócrata]

The unions decide to pause the strike at Airbus after meeting with the company despite the result of the vote. 2026-09-09 [Demócrata]

Álvarez (UGT) celebrates as 'extraordinarily positive' the pre-agreement at Airbus and says he is unaware of CGT's demand. 2026-09-09 [Demócrata]

Doctors will go on strike again with a major indefinite stoppage throughout the State 2026-09-09 [ara]

Airbus Workers Head to Polls as 35-Day Strike Nears Its End 2026-09-05 [Ad Hoc News]

Concentrix workers in Spain to take legal action against job cuts 2026-09-04 [UNI Global Union]

The workers of Airbus decide to maintain the indefinite strike 2026-09-01 [Demócrata]

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This month in labour history

20-11-1936 Buenaventura Durruti, a leader of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union, the CNT, dies fighting in Madrid during the early months of the Spanish Civil War [more]