The unions have convened a 24 hour rail strike (Renfe, Feve, Adif) for Friday August 3rd in protest at government plans to liberalise the rail sector by creating four separate management corporations for passengers, freight, maintenance and rolling stock.
Union representatives have been meeting with government ministers to discuss the liberalisation plans which are expected to be approved shortly, perhaps this week, and implemented in 2014, probably July 1st according to some informed sources.