General Strike: Mixed Results

As of Midday, the strike is obtaining different results depending on the size of the town. In Almuñécar it is almost non-existent with the only sign of a general strike, apart from the occasional closed shop, is the rubbish that was not collected in the early hours of the morning. The municipal market is open with most stalls working and the large supermarkets are all open. The school teaching staff in most educational centres are have turned up for work. As far as Almuñécar is concerned, it is a non-event.

Motril: The unions were much more effective in Motril, with pickets managing to either close, or prevent from opening, Mercadona and the ITV centre, amongst other places. They picketed the Town Hall to prevent staff from entering.

After that, the picket squads reformed to take part in a street demonstration that ran through the centre of town, ending up in the Plaza de la Aurora.

Evidently, picket action is decisive as if business are left to choose for themselves, as in Almuñécar, they prefer to open because any income is better than nothing in these pressing times.

Generally speaking, within the province of Granada, the strike has only been effective in Motril and Baza; in the case of the former, most businesses are closed whilst the street demonstration is going on.

The Granada bus station is working close to normally. It’s still too early to have a nationwide view as of midday, but the under an agreement between the Government and the unions, at least a minimum service of a third of local trains and buses should be running, with 1-in-10 domestic and 1-in-5 European flights operating.

(News: Granada, Andalucia)

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