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Banks, unions agree on 11% wage increase over three years

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Spain Banks, unions agree on 11% wage increase over three years [Reuters] 24-07-2024

Spain Strike at Mondelēz Viana reaches one month mark [IUF] 14-07-2024

Spain 'Missing piece of the puzzle in fight against racism' – why Vinicius Jr’s abusers being sentenced to prison is historic milestone for players [FIFPRO] 15-06-2024

Spain Terrorism investigation into Catalan journalist raises concerns ahead of elections [EFJ] 03-05-2024

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Banks, unions agree on 11% wage increase over three years 2024-07-24 [Reuters]

Strike at Mondelēz Viana reaches one month mark 2024-07-14 [IUF]

Poland New appeal launched in Madrid for the release of journalist Pablo González 2024-06-24 [EFJ]

'Missing piece of the puzzle in fight against racism' – why Vinicius Jr’s abusers being sentenced to prison is historic milestone for players 2024-06-15 [FIFPRO]

Canary Islands Beach Strikes Could Disrupt British Travel Holidays 2024-06-08 [TTW]

The OECD’s Productivity Review of Spain: Continued support for social dialogue and worker representation is necessary to revive broadly shared productivity growth 2024-06-06 [TUAC]

Spain: Saint-Gobain workers fight plant closure 2024-05-22 [IndustriALL]

Cava producer Freixenet reaches deal with unions over drought measures 2024-05-05 [Reuters]

Terrorism investigation into Catalan journalist raises concerns ahead of elections 2024-05-03 [EFJ]

Eight decades after the Spanish Civil War, is Spain’s slow exhumation of its traumatic past a signal that it is ready to build “a culture of memory? 2024-04-15 [Equal Times]

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]

Europe 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]

Spain IFJ demands humane treatment of Spanish journalist Pablo González while he remains in pre-trial custody 2024-03-15 [IFJ]

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]

Spain Courts keep telling Meta to let workers unionize 2024-02-15 [Jacobin]

Spain Bank workers in Portugal and Spain to stage 8 February demo 2024-02-07 [UNI]

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

Spain Barcelona's World 11 connection: Bonmati, Bronze and Walsh 2024-01-20 [FIFPRO]

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]

Spain Amazon workers in Germany and Spain strike before Christmas 2023-12-22 [UNI Global Union]

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]

Global 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]

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This month in labour history


2-07-1855 A massive 10-day general strike takes place in Catalonia against the introduction of machinery in the textile sector. Declared illegal, it is punished by prison terms, deportation, corporal punishment, and threats of the death penalty. [more]

26-07-1909 General strike. Conscription of the "poor" to fight in the war against Moroccan workers provokes fury. The well-to-do escaped the war by paying. In Barcelona, factories, workshops, stores, stationary trams, railways, telegraphs are shut. [more]

27-07-1909 Day 2 of the general strike against the sending of reservists to suppress workers in Morocco. Anger against the Church for its support for the state. In Barcelona, 80 buildings belonging to the Church are set on fire. [more]