After 22 days the strike by employees of the cleaning company Urbaser in Jerez de la Frontera is over and all efforts are now concentrated on clearing the streets of some 3,000 tons of accumulated garbage. The clean-up is expected to take several days.
Jerez strike could end today
The workers’ council has agrred adeal with the management of Urbaser, the cleaning concessionaire in Jerez de la Frontera which, after approval by the employees later today, will see an end to the strike and the rubbish cleared from the streets of the city tonight.
More burning bins in Jerez
It was another night of rubbish containers being set on fire in Jerez de la Frontera, particularly in the southern part of the city, as the strike by the employees of Urbaser continues.
Bus strike in Granada
Workers at Rober, the transport concessionaire in Granada, have been carrying out strike action this morning from 06:00 to 09:00 in protest at possible job losses and a reduction in purchasing power. Minimum service levels were in operation.
Strike talks in Jerez break down
Members of the workers’ committee of Urbaser, the municipal cleaning company in Jerez de la Frontera, walked out of a meeting with management after fifteen minutes, accusing them of provocation and not bringing anything to the negotiating table.
Burning rubbish containers in Jerez
The Fire Brigade in Jerez was called out to 30 fires in rubbish containers throughout the city last night as the strike by Urbaser employees continues. In the Mopu district, residents threw stones at the Fire Brigade to try and stop them putting out the fires.
Second day of indefinite strike by medical residents in Andalucia
Today is the second day of an indefinite strike by resident medical staff (MIR) at hospitals in Andalucia, these ebing mostly doctors, some 4,500, but also including some nurses, pharmacists and psychologists.
1.5 million kilos of rubbish littering the streets of Jerez
After fourteen days of strike action by employees of the municipal cleaning service Urbaser in Jerez, and with one and a half million kilos of garbage uncollected on the streets, representatives of the workers and the concessionaire will meet today to try and reach an agreement on how to implement a 20% reduction in costs.
Chinese entrepreneurs carry out very first industrial action
Chinese merchants on the Cobo Calleja industrial estate in Granada, the most important centre in Europe for the import of oriental goods, closed their businesses on Saturday as the first ever industrial action took place in the sector.
Green Jacket strike at Málaga airport
Every weekend from now until the end of the year, passengers arriving at Málaga airport, the fourth busiest in Spain, will not be able to avail themselves of the information service provided by the ‘Green Jackets’ due to strike action.