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LAB presents tools to work on an anti-racist model that transforms the union and crosses the entire structure 2024-03-26 [Argia]

Zara shop workers protest outside Spanish stores after record profit 2024-03-25 [Reuters]

Basque government focus in on AI Act 2024-03-23 [Eurocadres]

Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says 2024-03-23 [Reuters]

Automotive industry and just transition 2024-03-21 [IndustriALL]

CCOO holds second training on gender portrayal of politicians 2024-03-20 [IFJ]

Hacia una Transformación Justa y Sostenible en la Industria Automotriz 2024-03-20 [IndustriALL]

Zara workers to protest outside Spanish stores after record profit 2024-03-19 [Reuters]

RFEF and Women's Barça hit with labor sanctions for equality measure violations 2024-03-07 [Mundo Deportivo]

Women face union confrontations this year 2024-03-07 [Argia]

Jennifer Hermoso: 'I felt protected knowing thousands of players were with me' 2024-02-25 [FIFPRO]

H&M to shut 28 stores in Spain, lay off 588 workers, union says 2024-01-26 [XM]

Baggage 'chaos' at Spain's airports as unions threaten more strikes 2024-01-08 [The Local]

Ground staff at IAG-owned Iberia to strike from midnight 2024-01-05 [Reuters]

Ground staff at IAG-owned Iberia begin Spain strike, airline sees little impact 2024-01-05 [Reuters]

Union set to call off baggage handler strikes at country's airports 2023-11-29 [Reuters]

Workers’ Union canvasses outside of Camp Nou amid reports of abuses – ‘We have rights?’ 2023-11-29 [Football Espana]

Will Spanish Union's Worker Strike Hurt Amazon? 2023-11-24 [Yahoo]

YouTuber sues Google Spain for wrongful dismissal 2023-11-24 [The Globe and Mail]

Strikes called at Amazon in Spain amid Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail rush 2023-11-22 [Sur]

Amazon Workers in Spain Plan Walkouts on Cyber Monday 2023-11-21 [Investopedia]

Unions and broadcasters unite to press for newsroom gender equality 2023-11-14 [IFJ]

Madrid IntegriSport 3.0 event highlights need to protect players against match-fixing 2023-11-05 [FIFPRO]

Mass protest in Barcelona against possible amnesty for Catalan separatists For more info 2023-10-09 [The Guardian]

#MakeTeachingAttractive | Interview of Pilar Alegría, Minister of Education of Spain 2023-10-05 [ETUCE]

Vehicle Testers (ITV) Plan Indefinite Strike 2023-10-01 [EuroWeekly]

OECD on Spain’s 2019 minimum wage rise 2023-09-29 [TUAC]

Spain’s World Cup stars refuse to return to national team 2023-09-16 [Just Women's Sports]

With sexism in Spanish soccer being scrutinized, female players strike for higher league wages 2023-09-09 [The Post]

Spain’s female soccer players strike over wage dispute 2023-09-07 [NY times]

Why Hermoso, Spain's bravery could forever change football 2023-08-30 [ESPN]

Football’s Pay Inequality Faces Government Investigation 2023-08-29 [Bloomberg]

Women’s Football League Files Complaint After Chief’s World Cup Kiss 2023-08-24 [Bloomberg]

Picasso Museum Workers in Málaga Plan Five-Day Strike for September 2023-08-04 [Art News]

‘Black Wednesdays’ achieve better working conditions in some newsrooms, protests continue in others 2023-08-03 [EFJ]

ETUC calls for progressive vote in Spain 2023-07-24 [ETUC]

Unionized rail workers to strike in six provinces, including Barcelona, July 19 and 21 2023-07-16 [Crisis24]

Another derailed programme? 2023-07-15 [Eurocadres]

The international campaign Trade union activity – not extremism! reached Barcelona  ActNOW!  2023-07-06 [salidarnast.info]

H&M workers strike for higher pay across Spain, shutting down stores 2023-06-26 [CTV]

H&M shopworkers in Spain extend strike for two days early July 2023-06-24 [Reuters]

Fishing vessel detained in Vigo deemed “death trap” by ITF 2023-06-13 [Seafood Source]

H&M shopworkers in Spain call for strikes in June - unions 2023-06-13 [Reuters]

Union claims more than 75,000 workers have left Spain's hospitality sector in search of better conditions 2023-06-13 [Sur]

In Spain, public and private actors are helping the rural elderly to “age with dignity in their villages” 2023-05-31 [Equal Times]

Judicial and medical workers launch strike in Madrid 2023-05-26 [TVP]

Balearic Islands: Win for hotel housekeepers on workload 2023-05-23 [IUF]

Spain bans outdoor work during heatwaves: What is the future for manual labour? 2023-05-20 [Euronews]

Defending the essential work of education support personnel for quality public education 2023-05-16 [Education International]

Airline pilots union announces potential new strikes 2023-05-15 [Travel Tomorrow]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

3-03-1976 In Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spanish police killed 5 workers and injured another 100 during a general strike. [more]

8-03-1905 Dolores Prat Coll was born in Catalonia to a poor family. She became a prominent militant in the CNT and helped organize worker-controlled industry during the Spanish revolution. She remained active until her death in 2001. [more]

12-03-1951 300,000 workers stage general strike in Barcelona #Spain to protest grievances with the Franco dictatorship. Troops were deployed and thousands arrested but the strike encouraged workers struggles across the region. [more]

14-03-2017 Joaquina Dorado Pita, Spanish wood workers' union militant who participated in the colectivization of the industry in the revolution and member of the anti-Franco underground, died in Barcelona just short of her 100th birthday. [more]

29-03-1943 9 members of "Juventudes libertarias", a group composed mostly of CNT members, opposing the fascist military regime, are arrested and garroted at the Modelo prison, the first of tens of thousands to suffer the same fate under Franco. [more]