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HOLIDAYMAKERS who plan to travel to Spain this summer may face major disruptions. Baggage handlers employed by Ryanair, a low-cost carrier, have announced a strike which could last up until the end year.
Over 3,000 workers for Azul Handling belonging to the General Workers’ Union (UGT) will stage a walkout from August 15 in protest against alleged ‘abuse of overtime’, a ‘lack of stable job creation’ and disagreements over the allocation of bonuses.
They claim some employees are sanctioned with up to 36 days of no employment or pay if they refuse to work overtime, citing a culture of ‘imposition and coercion’.
Workers will be on strike every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until 2025. They will stop working between 5am and 9:00am, 12pm to 3pm, 9pm to midnight, and 12pm till 3pm.
All twelve bases of Ryanair in Spain will be affected by the industrial action: Madrid, Barcelona Valencia, Sevilla Malaga Alicante Ibiza Palma de Mallorca Girona Tenerife South Lanzarote Santiago
READ MORE: 60 EasyJet flights cancelled in Spain on the second day of strike by cabin crew
UGT regrets going to such extremes, and any damages that could occur. The company’s reckless actions towards its workforce will be the sole and exclusive responsibility for all of these damages.
One union leader claimed Azul Handling maintains ‘a strategy of precariousness and pressure on the workforce that violates basic labour rights and systematically ignores union demands’.
Azul Handling must comply with the recommendations of the Joint Commission of the Sectoral Agreement and open an immediate negotiation process for the improvement of the working conditions of more than 3,00 employees in Spain.
Ryanair has sought to calm the nerves of holidaymakers and frequent travelers, saying that it does not expect disruptions to its operation due to these third-party handling strike in Spain.
In June, thousands of tourists were left stranded in Spain after easyJet cabin staff staged a walkout to protest low wages.
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