British tourists have been warned their holidays could be impacted as major strikes are set to hit 12 airports across Spain.
The demonstrations are being led by Azul Handling, linked with the Ryanair group and supplying baggage handlers to numerous Spanish airports, and have been organized by the General Union of Workers (UGT).
They are in response to claims of ‘constant breaches’ of labour rights and ‘continuous precariousness’.
The airports potentially experiencing disruptions include Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Seville, Alicante, Ibiza, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife South, Girona, Lanzarote, and Santiago de Compostela.
The initial action is due to take place on August 15, 16 and 17 across three time slots, 5am to 9am, 12pm to 3pm and 9pm and 11.59pm.
For the remainder of the year, the strikes will continue every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Millions of Brits jet off to Spain every year and many will be hoping to spend their summer holidays at the sunny destination.
At Barajas Airport in Madrid, two unions working with Ryanair’s ground handling staff have pushed for 22 days of action.
British travellers have been warned their holidays could be impacted as major strikes are set to hit 12 airports across Spain
Impacted airports include Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Alicante, Ibiza, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife South, Girona, Lanzarote, and Santiago de Compostela.
They hope to protest against ‘the abuse of overtime’ and sanctions put on employees.
Disagreements of bonus and a lack of stable jobs are also highlighted as issues.
Over 3,000 employees are joining the strike, coinciding with the bank holiday weekend at the end of August, just before many British school children return to school.
The unions stated, “UGT regrets having to resort to such measures and any resulting damages, which lie solely and exclusively with the company and its reckless approach towards the workforce.”
A Ryanair representative informed the Daily Mail: “Ryanair does not anticipate any interruptions to our services due to these third-party handling strikes in Spain.”
It comes after Union chiefs in the Balearic Islands called six days of industrial action starting from July 10 after talks with industry leaders failed.
Further strikes were scheduled for the 18th and 19th of July, the 25th, 26th and the 31st.
At Barajas Airport (pictured) in Madrid, two unions working with Ryanair’s ground handling staff have pushed for 22 days of action
Demonstrators in Mallorca holds banners reading ‘For another tourism model’ and ‘For the right to a decent life’ on June 15
In June, residents marched across Spanish Islands to tell Brits to ‘go home’ as part of widespread protests against so-called ‘over tourism’.
Holidaymakers were visibly stunned by the dramatic demonstrations in Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza.
Thousands of fed-up locals were seen banging their drums and chanting slogans while marching by tourists enjoying their evening meals.
The demonstration began at Plaza de España, in the heart of the tourist city. Activists claimed more than 30,000 people took to the streets to voice their frustrations about the impact of tourism on the island.
