1902 general strike in Barcelona arising out of the demand of the metal-workers for a nine hour day and the right to unionise[1]
August 1917: The so-called
revolutionary general strike called by both main unions and the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).
February 1919
La Canadenca strike which lasted over 44 days evolving into a general strike paralyzing much of the industry of Catalonia and which led to the introduction of the 8 hour day in Spain.
March 29, 2012: The
29 March 2012 general strike (
es) was a general strike against the labour reform of
Mariano Rajoy government. It was organized by
CCOO,
UGT,
USO,
CGT,
CNT,
Solidaridad Obrera, Co.Bas ELA, LAB, ESK, CIG, CUT, CSI, Intersindical-CSC, SOA, SAT, COS, Intersindical Canaria, FSOC, Confederación Intersindical, STC and Sindicato de Estudiantes.
March 26, 2014: A student strike starts with demonstrations in 50 cities. They protested against budget cuts in education, the LOMCE law, low quality of education and the dismissal of thousands of teachers. About 50 people were detained by police.[3]
December 26, 2014: Workers of
Renfe and
Adif go to strike against privatization of the railway service.[4]
November 17, 2021: Metalworkers burned street barricades for a second straight day in Spain's southern city of Cádiz, as trade unions demanded wage increases in line with a recent spike in inflation across the European Union. Workers cut some roads leading into Cádiz for a brief period during the morning. They set alight several cars and clashed with police, who responded with rubber bullets. Two police officers suffered minor injuries. Nobody was arrested.[5]
1902 general strike in Barcelona arising out of the demand of the metal-workers for a nine hour day and the right to unionise[1]
August 1917: The so-called
revolutionary general strike called by both main unions and the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).
February 1919
La Canadenca strike which lasted over 44 days evolving into a general strike paralyzing much of the industry of Catalonia and which led to the introduction of the 8 hour day in Spain.
March 29, 2012: The
29 March 2012 general strike (
es) was a general strike against the labour reform of
Mariano Rajoy government. It was organized by
CCOO,
UGT,
USO,
CGT,
CNT,
Solidaridad Obrera, Co.Bas ELA, LAB, ESK, CIG, CUT, CSI, Intersindical-CSC, SOA, SAT, COS, Intersindical Canaria, FSOC, Confederación Intersindical, STC and Sindicato de Estudiantes.
March 26, 2014: A student strike starts with demonstrations in 50 cities. They protested against budget cuts in education, the LOMCE law, low quality of education and the dismissal of thousands of teachers. About 50 people were detained by police.[3]
December 26, 2014: Workers of
Renfe and
Adif go to strike against privatization of the railway service.[4]
November 17, 2021: Metalworkers burned street barricades for a second straight day in Spain's southern city of Cádiz, as trade unions demanded wage increases in line with a recent spike in inflation across the European Union. Workers cut some roads leading into Cádiz for a brief period during the morning. They set alight several cars and clashed with police, who responded with rubber bullets. Two police officers suffered minor injuries. Nobody was arrested.[5]