Thursday, March 29, 2012

SPAIN GENERAL STRIKE

Flights and other services in Spain face disruption Thursday in a general strike against labour reforms and spending cuts that the conservative government says are needed to save the economy.
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/spain-faces-general-strike-amid-budget-pressure-1.1001340

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/29/eurozone-crisis-spanish-general-strike

While Rajoy’s measures have angered unions and undermined support for the party in a regional election on March 25, the government is still struggling to convince investors its policies are enough to restore the public finances and reduce a 23 percent jobless rate. Spanish 10-year borrowing costs have surged almost 50 basis points since the start of March.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-28/spanish-general-strike-looms-as-rajoy-cornered-by-deficit-crisis.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17545174

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/201232944838517412.html

https://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/03/27-3

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