Unions warn of gender-violence denial by right-wing
Spain’s leading labour union federations have called for vigilance against what they say is a campaign of gender-violence denial that threatens the…
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Trade unions seek repeal of Rajoy-era labour ‘reforms’
Spain’s trade-union movement took to the streets Wednesday, marching in more than 70 cities nationwide and demanding that the next government dismantle…
Largest unions back national 8th March feminist strike
Spain’s largest labour unions have agreed to back the upcoming 8th March national feminist strike with various work stoppages and actions, marking…
Gov’t, unions, owners agree to end coal mining this year
Spain’s government, miners’ unions and coal operators have inked a deal that will end coal mining in Spain before the new year…
Labour unions set work stoppages for Int’l Womens’ Day
► Unions plan workplace assemblies to discuss gender inequality on the job ► It’s official: hundreds of thousands of workers affiliated with…
Unions say women receive 37% less pension than men
► Women receive €500/month less, avg pensions-gap 41% in some regions ► Spain’s leading trade union federations are calling special attention to…
NGOs, trade unions demand action on LGBTI legislation
► LGBTI Equality Law currently stalled in congressional amendment process ► Twenty-six Spanish non-governmental organisations and trade unions have called on political…
LABOURFILE :: Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF) ~ Independent Administrative Workers Union
The Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF, Independent Administrative Workers Union) represents administrative and clerical workers in Spain’s public and private…
Union plan aims to help gender violence victims at work
? Clerical workers union launches plan to get women counseling, protection ? A Spanish labour union representing administrative and clerical workers in…
LABOURFILE :: Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) ~ Syndicated Worker’s Union
The Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) is a Spanish trade union that emerged in the 1950s out of Spain’s Catholic Workers movement and…
LABOURFILE :: A Guide to Spanish Trade Unions
A guide to Spain’s leading trade unions from Progressive Spain: Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) ~ Workers’ Commissions Spain’s largest trade-union federation, founded in…
LABOURFILE :: Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) ~ General Union of Workers
• Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) ~ General Union of Workers • The Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT, or ‘General Union of…
Republican trade unionist killed in 1939 now laid to rest
• Timoteo Mendieta, dragged from home and executed at end of Civil War • First court-ordered exhumation of Franco victim since dictator’s…
PSOE reaches accord with CCOO & UGT trade unions
• Repeal of ‘labour reforms’ by PP in 2012 & Zapatero in 2010 high priorities • PSOE, unions to focus on measures…
#VIDEO: Unions avow general strike over labour law
• Tens of thousands in ‘May Day’ marches in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities • Leadership threatens general strike if 2012 labour…
Activists, unions & opposition parties up pressure on Spain to reject EU-Turkey refugees agreement
• 120 organizations call demonstrations today in 50 cities across Spain • Labor unions, refugee activists, human rights groups and opposition politicians…
January employment figures buoyed by short-term contracts, unions say labour market still precarious
• Low increase in unemployed in January, but Spain’s jobless rate still 20.8% • Relatively positive unemployment figures for January released by…
Gov’t, unions worry about impact of Abengoa bankrupcty on Spanish economy, labour market
• Creditors say solar, wind powerhouse’s debt level exceeds 9 bn euros • Spanish renewables giant employs 7,000 in Spain and 28,000…
Gender violence education falls short in Spain’s Autonomous Communities, teachers’ union says
• CCOO says Spain’s regional gov’ts failing to educate against gender violence • Schools should teach more about equality, violence prevention, union…
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Spain led Europe in new solar, wind capacity in 2019
Spain took the lead among European countries in 2019 in the installation of both photovoltaic solar capacity and wind-powered electricity installation according…
Shuttered coal-fired plants not replaced by renewables
Spain has shut down seven of the country’s 15 coal-fired power plants, as plant operators say they cannot afford to invest sufficiently…
Gov’t greenlights ERTEs furlough plan through Sept 30th
Spain’s coalition government on Friday passed decree legislation that will extend the ERTEs temporary work furlough program through September 30th, following an…
Court rules against permanent use of interim employees
A Spanish judge in a district administrative court in Alicante has ruled that an employee of the Alicante municipality who had been…
Talks stall on temporary furlough scheme extension
The coalition government has been forced to delay legislation to extend through end-September a special ERTE temporary work furlough program implemented to…
Gov’t parties say PP seeks to limit recovery funding
The parties of Spain’s progressive coalition government have charged the country’s conservative opposition Partido Popular (PP) party with actively working in Brussels…
Thousands protest racism at Madrid rally on Sunday
Several thousand people gathered Sunday in Madrid to protest racism and show their solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests worldwide in the…
Spain set to receive 140bn of EC’s 750bn recovery plan
Spain is set to receive a total of 77 billion in grants and 63 billion euros in credit as part of a…
Spain floats new finance scheme for EU reconstruction
An ambitious 1.5-trillion-euro compromise proposal by Spain to help Europe finance its way to economic recovery after the coronavirus emergency passes appears…
Spain braces for worst recession since 1930s Civil War
► IMF projects Spain GDP to plummet -8% this year, with 21% jobless rate ► Government readies for worst recession since 1936,…
Eurogroup reach compromise deal on COVID-19 funding
Finance Ministers for the 19 Eurogroup countries of the 27-member European Union (EU) reached a compromise deal on Thursday to commit some…