Tourism fair participants in Madrid greeted by taxi strike
The taxi strike in Madrid continued in full-force this morning, coinciding with the first day of the global International Tourism Fair (FITUR) being held in
Strikes
Taxi strikes escalate in Madrid and Barcelona
Barcelona city centre remained blocked by taxis on Tuesday as the drivers’ strike to demand tougher regulation of ride-hailing firms, such as Uber and Cabify,
Taxi strikes increase in Barcelona and Madrid
Taxi and ridesharing drivers stepped up their protests on Monday, in both Barcelona and Madrid. Cab owners continued blockading Barcelona’s major Gran Via thoroughfare with their vehicles
Barcelona taxis also go on strike
Dozens of taxis in Barcelona have started an indefinite strike, and on Friday blocked the major Gran Via thoroughfare in protest against online ride-hailing services like
Madrid taxis to strike ahead of global tourism fair
Taxis in Madrid are to go on an indefinite strike Monday against online ride-hailing services like Uber just two days before the Fitur International Tourism
Spanish unions call off Ryanair strike
Unions representing 1,800 Ryanair cabin crew in Spain said Wednesday they had called off a strike planned for later this week after reaching a deal
Ryanair cabin crew in Spain threaten January strike
Unions for Ryanair’s 1,800 cabin crew in Spain threatened Friday to strike in January unless the Irish low-cost airline agrees to improve work and pay
Spanish rail workers call Christmas strikes
Spanish railway workers will stage a nationwide strike on 21 December and 7 January during the busy Christmas holiday period over job cuts and working
Students, teachers, civil servants join Barcelona strike
Students, teachers, and public administration workers also took to the streets to protest in Barcelona at midday on Thursday, as medical staff in primary healthcare continued
Strikes now increase in Catalonia
University students in Catalonia went on strike on Wednesday to demand the reduction of tuition fees, thus further heating up a week already marked by
