Which European Country Loses the Most Money when Workers Strike?
- On Wednesday, November 11, workers across Spain will stage the country's first general strike in 14 years, demanding "wages, housing and prices."
- Comisiones Obreras and UGT called the 24-hour walkout 18 days before Spain's snap general election on Sunday November 29.
- The Ministry of Transport mandated minimum service levels for transport and schools, while hospitals will operate on Sunday-level service excluding routine scheduled activity.
- Spain could lose about €930 million in daily output if one in five workers participates, based on annual GDP of €1.69 trillion.
- Investors remain calm, treating the strike as temporary disruption, while the broader protest wave's political impact will be decided at the ballot box on Sunday November 29.
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SEMAF's next strike day will be Thursday, November 12, and tomorrow there is a general strike called in Spain.
Trains on lines C-3, C-4 and C-5 do not run and all other lines operate on time
A general strike, which will take 24 hours, in the interval 00:00-24:00, is announced in Spain for Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has transmitted. The cited source has issued a travel alert in this regard, drawing attention to the possibility of disruptions of public and rail transport, air transport and airport services, as well as ...
Germany is the European economy that would suffer the biggest financial losses from a day of strikes, with around 2.5 billion euros, according to a comparison published by Euronews. It is followed by France and Italy, while Spain would lose around 930 million euros. The comparison comes on the eve of a 24-hour general strike in Spain, called by the country's two largest unions, Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), f…
The railway network of Madrid has sunk this Tuesday collapsed. The strike of drivers has caused enormous chaos this Tuesday due to the almost total stoppage of public transport in the region, affecting especially the service of Cercanías. According to reports on social networks, several lines of the network do not circulate due to the stoppage called by the union of machinists Semaf, despite the marked minimum service. There have also been sever…
The strike is part of a statewide call for decent wages, affordable housing and better working conditions
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