https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After the first day of an indefinite teachers' walkout in Valencia on Monday, educators in Catalonia have called their own stoppage this Tuesday. Here's what parents across both regions need to know about the teachers' strikes. https://www.thelocal.es/20260512/what-to-know-about-the-teachers-strike-in-spains-valencia-region Tue, 12 May 2026 09:55:45 +0200 what-to-know-about-the-teachers-strike-in-spains-valencia-region Preschools throughout Spain are set to stage a stoppage on May 7th, affecting parents of young children ages 0-3 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20260422/nursery-workers-in-spain-to-strike-in-may Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:09:30 +0200 nursery-workers-in-spain-to-strike-in-may Several Spanish airports were hit by industrial action by air traffic controllers on Monday, but initial reports suggested there had been little to no impact on fights. https://www.thelocal.es/20260420/no-incidents-reported-amid-walkouts-at-spanish-airports Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200 no-incidents-reported-amid-walkouts-at-spanish-airports More airport walkouts have started in Spain, affecting 14 of the country's smaller airports. Here's what you need to know if your flight is delayed. https://www.thelocal.es/20260418/what-to-do-in-spain-if-your-flight-is-delayed-due-to-strikes Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:26:31 +0200 what-to-do-in-spain-if-your-flight-is-delayed-due-to-strikes Spanish trade unions on Wednesday announced that the next two stoppage days by ground handling staff at 12 airports will not go ahead as negotiations over work conditions have begun, following a week of walkouts which caused delays and baggage issues. https://www.thelocal.es/20260408/ground-staff-pause-airport-strikes-in-spain-this-week-as-negotiations-begin Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:46:14 +0200 ground-staff-pause-airport-strikes-in-spain-this-week-as-negotiations-begin Air traffic controllers at 14 of Spain's smaller airports have called stoppages from mid-April, as ground handling staff at other major airports pause their strikes this week while wage negotiations get underway. https://www.thelocal.es/20260408/air-traffic-controllers-call-strikes-at-14-airports-in-spain Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:35:07 +0200 air-traffic-controllers-call-strikes-at-14-airports-in-spain Industrial action by ground staff at numerous Spanish airports has now entered its second week of walkouts, with some delays and baggage problems which complicated Easter travel set to continue. https://www.thelocal.es/20260407/second-week-of-airport-strikes-in-spain-to-cause-more-delays-and-baggage-issues Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:37:25 +0200 second-week-of-airport-strikes-in-spain-to-cause-more-delays-and-baggage-issues Workers for one of the two ground handling companies planning strikes over the busy Easter period in Spain have cancelled their stoppages, but other ground staff will continue with their walkouts. https://www.thelocal.es/20260401/strikes-at-seven-airports-in-spain-called-off-but-other-stoppages-remain Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:23:48 +0200 strikes-at-seven-airports-in-spain-called-off-but-other-stoppages-remain The first day of ground staff strikes at 12 Spanish airports caused "mountains of luggage" on the tarmac and flight delays. Here's what you can expect from the airport strikes taking place across Spain this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20260331/what-to-expect-from-the-next-days-of-airport-strikes-in-spain-this-easter Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:18:58 +0200 what-to-expect-from-the-next-days-of-airport-strikes-in-spain-this-easter Monday March 30th marks the start of a series of stoppages by ground handling staff at airports across Spain this Easter. Here's what you need to know if you're travelling to or from Spanish airports over the holiday period. https://www.thelocal.es/20260330/ground-staff-to-begin-easter-strike-at-12-airports-in-spain-this-monday Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:33:46 +0200 ground-staff-to-begin-easter-strike-at-12-airports-in-spain-this-monday Spanish work unions on Friday suspended the first days of two airport ground staff stoppages scheduled for this weekend, but other strike days are still expected to go ahead throughout the busy Easter period. https://www.thelocal.es/20260327/unions-call-off-first-days-of-airport-strikes-in-spain-at-last-minute Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:17:03 +0100 unions-call-off-first-days-of-airport-strikes-in-spain-at-last-minute If you're flying to or from Spain this Easter, be aware that there are two different sets of stoppages planned by airport staff which may cause delays and other disruptions for passengers. https://www.thelocal.es/20260323/what-to-know-about-the-two-airport-strikes-over-easter-in-spain Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:58:43 +0100 what-to-know-about-the-two-airport-strikes-over-easter-in-spain Hundreds of honking tractors rolled into Madrid on Wednesday as Spanish farmers staged a protest against the European Union’s trade deal with four South American countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20260211/tractors-block-spains-capital-to-protest-eu-trade-deal-with-south-america Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:39:08 +0100 tractors-block-spains-capital-to-protest-eu-trade-deal-with-south-america Unions and Spanish train drivers have called off the rail strike that began this Monday and was initially scheduled to last until Wednesday February 11th. https://www.thelocal.es/20260209/spains-train-drivers-start-three-day-strike-after-deadly-accidents Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:53:56 +0100 spains-train-drivers-start-three-day-strike-after-deadly-accidents Following three separate derailments in three days, two of them deadly, Spanish train engine drivers are planning a nationwide strike to protest the “unacceptable” deterioration of the country’s railway system. https://www.thelocal.es/20260121/spains-train-drivers-call-strike-to-protest-railway-decay-after-triple-crash Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:27:25 +0100 spains-train-drivers-call-strike-to-protest-railway-decay-after-triple-crash Public healthcare doctors across Spain will stop working on Wednesday January 14th and Thursday 15th to protest a new law which they fear will worsen their work conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20260114/two-day-doctors-strike-kicks-off-across-spain Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:52:05 +0100 two-day-doctors-strike-kicks-off-across-spain Find out how the medical strike across Spain this week will affect you and what services will still be operating. https://www.thelocal.es/20251209/how-will-spains-nationwide-doctors-strike-affect-patients Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:38:37 +0100 how-will-spains-nationwide-doctors-strike-affect-patients The Spanish Confederation of Medical Unions (CESM) and the Andalusian Medical Union (SMA) have called for four consecutive days of national strikes, beginning this Tuesday December 9th and ending on Friday, December 12th. https://www.thelocal.es/20251208/doctors-in-spain-to-strike-for-four-days-from-this-tuesday Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:13:27 +0100 doctors-in-spain-to-strike-for-four-days-from-this-tuesday Tens of thousands of workers across Spain are expected to go on strike on Wednesday to protest the war in Gaza, despite the recent truce. Here's how it will affect daily life in Spain, including public transport. https://www.thelocal.es/20251014/what-to-expect-from-spains-general-strike-on-wednesday Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:24:20 +0200 what-to-expect-from-spains-general-strike-on-wednesday Another group of workers at Spain’s busiest airport is threatening stoppages after a three-day strike by security control staff that caused huge waits and many passengers to miss flights appeared to die down on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250917/more-staff-at-madrid-airport-threaten-to-strike-after-days-of-holdups Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:24:41 +0200 more-staff-at-madrid-airport-threaten-to-strike-after-days-of-holdups