Spain: strike notice on July 12-15 at Renfe Operadora and Adif

Spanish unions are protesting against the partition of the freight transport from the rest of the Renfe Operadora railway, announced on June 24 by the head of State, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. This belongs to a series of measures to liberalize transportation, telecommunications and the energy sector. (Ref. 080559)
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A strike during vacation. The strike will take place from Saturday 12 at noon until Sunday 13 at noon, and on Monday 14 at noon to Tuesday 15 at noon for Renfe Operadora, and 24 hours in a row on July 14 for Adif. All the unions present within Renfe’s works council (CCOO, UGT, Semaf, CGT and SF) support this strike. This way, they intend to protest against the dismantlement of the public service and express their astonishment after the announcement, on June 24, with no prior consultation, of a “

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