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General Strike to go ahead! In a bid to reduce Spain’s budget deficit, which is the largest in Europe, and to restore its ‘triple A’ credit rating, Zapatero’s government took the tough decision - one that has been unprecedented since Spain became a democracy - to cut the salaries of public sector workers. The Prime Minister approved moves to slash public spending by €15 billion, which included the sacking of 13,000 civil servants; the trimming of public sector wages by 5%; the freezing of state pensions; and labour reforms which are likely to include cheaper redundancies and disincentives to employers’ use of temporary contracts.The Spanish parliament approved the austerity measures last month with by a margin of just a single vote. However, the unions objected to the fact that only public workers are expected to suffer as a result of the measures and accuse Zapatero of reneging on a promise that no social cuts would take place. Many ordinary workers are angry that they seem to be paying the price for the behaviour of the bankers – as one protester said: "I am a civil servant, a public worker, and my salary has been reduced by 5 per cent. We as workers, as public workers, are not supposed to pay for the crisis - a crisis that has been created by the banks". The Unions planned action included marches last month; on 8th June a one-day stoppage with some 2.5 million workers being called out; and now a call for a General Strike. Yesterday, the two main unions, the UGT (Unión General de Trabajadores / Workers' General Union) and the CCOO (Comisiones Obreras / the Workers' Commissions) announced that, after a vote resulting in a unanimous decision, the General Strike will go ahead. The date of the stoppage will be released later today, along with the route of today’s main demonstration. Reports suggest that the strike is likely to be called in September or October. The last general strike in Spain called in April 2003, in protest at the war in Iraq. By Tressa Davey Jun 15, 2010
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