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Public Workers 24 Hour Strike! Last month we reported that, in a bid to avoid a Greek-style deficit crisis, Zapatero's government took a decision - one that has been unprecedented since Spain became a democracy - to cut the salaries of public sector workers in order to reduce the growing budget deficit in the country. The Prime Minister approved moves to slash public spending by €15 billion, which included the sacking of 13,000 civil servants, trimming public sector wages by 5%, and freezing state pensions. The €2,500 ‘baby cheques’ have also been cancelled, which was one of the generous social benefits that Madrid can no longer afford. The Spanish parliament approved cutting measures last month with by a margin of just a single vote. The unions object to the fact that only public workers are expected to suffer as a result of the austerity measures and accuse Zapatero of reneging on a promise that no social cuts would take place. Those most affected have planned protest action - marches last month, and today a General Strike, with some 2.5 million workers being called out. Schools are among those most affected but the Minister for Employment, Celestino Corbacho, while expressing his "enormous respect" for the strike, said he hopes "to maintain a climate of normalcy." Schools and colleges will remain open, albeit with a skeleton staff. The Selectividad exams which were set for Tuesday will now be held on Wednesday. According to the medical union SATSE, its workers will not be responding to the strike call and therefore the medical centre will open as normal. Under Spanish law, Police and Guardia Civil are not allowed to strike but will be working to rule today and therefore will only to respond to emergencies. The judiciary is also considered a special service and staff there will be working normally, with all court cases proceeding. María Dolores De Cospedal, the general secretary of the opposition Popular Party (PP), said that the strike "does not solve the crisis", but she sympathises with people’s anger at Zapatero’s policies. This will be the fifth strike in the Spanish public sector since 1988. By Tressa Davey Jun 8, 2010
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