Spanish general strike to protest austerity

Spanish general strike to protest austerity

Spain the trade unions 29, jointly held a general strike to protest the government announced last week 2011 fiscal year budget for the draft , against the civil service pay ,ecco shoes sale pension freeze and other austerity .
But some analysts believe the strike may be difficult to force the Spanish government to make greater changes.
Few paralyzed
The union last week with the Government of Spain agreed , during the strike to maintain a minimum level of public services, including guaranteed 20-40% of international flights to and 10% domestic flights ,Marc Jacobs Handbagsto ensure that 20% of the high-speed railway and the 25-30% area of the railway Train operations.
Spanish airline 29 to maintain 35% of flight with Ryanair the same day to cancel in Spain all flights and most of international flights.
A Reuters correspondent in Madrid a major transit hub , said: "There is no car to leave the station . "
in Madrid Atocha Station , as of local time 7 pm , only one bullet trains left the station , the other bullet trains canceled.
Media workers for the Timely coverage of strike situation, one day before the strike. This makes Spain, people 29 read few newspapers
Agence France-Presse reported ,mbt shoes salethe unions called for people in the country held 100 since protests. A parade is scheduled for 29 night in of Madrid the city center at .
Spanish National Radio reported that some strikers clashed with police , there were 11 people injured.
Protest new policy
This is the Spain since 2002 first time in all sectors general strike in , to protest the government 's fiscal austerity . the main organizer of is Spanish workers the Committee and the Workers General Confederation of .
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero previous has been accused of response to the financial crisis poor , leading to the West of economic recession nearly two years , recovery is weak , the unemployment rate as high as 20 %. The Government expects in 2011 the unemployment rate was 19.3% .
Spanish government on 24 announced 2011 fiscal year budget for elements of a draft , intends to government expenditure cut nearly 8% of to reduce the fiscal deficit, to appease the market.
To achieve this goal , the Spanish government introduced a controversial labor market reforms , including civil service on average pay cut of 5% , freezing part of the pension , and gradually the retirement age from 65 raise to 67 years.
The move triggered public discontent. Workers Committee leaders Ignacio Fernandez asked Chickasaw will be labor market reforms referred to as " of workers the basic rights step backward . "
Converting and promote change
cited by Reuters Some analysts as saying that the strike is difficult to make the Government in attitudes 180- degree shift , some Spanish people believe that the strike but will make the national economy even worse.
"This strike improving the Spanish economy is not a bit role in , but also to demonize our image abroad , " the Spanish professionals and the self-employed organizations, clarks shoes saleMain席卡米洛阿维Rosenthal said, "economic development from the creation of jobs , rather than For employment Creating obstacles . "
Spain, " Public Journal " 24, released a poll showed that about 55 % of the population that should strike, but only 18% of the intention to participate in the strike. 71% of respondents believed that the strike would not force the Government to make changes.
"No one expected a lot of people on strike , and even the strike organizers will not ( expect ), " Spain "World News " said.
However, the workers committee leaders Tuo Kesuo view, " ecco shoesstrikes success with the number of has nothing to do "