Spain: massive turnout for the civil servants’ protest against austerity

United unions.  Turnout for the demonstrations called by the trade unions was massive across the country’s cities.  Six unions who’d never marched side to side before (UGT, Workers’ Commissions, CSI-F, Intersindical and USO) asked to take it to the streets together.  Several hundreds of thousands of people answered their call on the night of July 19, taking part in about 80 marches across the country.  Unions say these peaceful demonstrations are a “unitary action by the Spanish society” to protest against the new austerity program adopted the same day in Parliament with the People’s Party’s votes alone.
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SI-F, Intersindical and USO) asked to take it to the streets together. Several hundreds of thousands of people answered their call on the night of July 19, taking part in about 80 marches across the country. Unions say these peaceful demonstrations are a “unitary action by the Spanish society” to protest against the new austerity program adopted the same day in Parliament with the People’s Party’s votes alone.

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