The UGT union said on 12 June that “important advances” have been made in negotiations over the Valencian Community’s road-freight and passenger-bus agreement, but warned it will revive a region-wide strike on 22 June if written guarantees do not emerge. An earlier call for a 48-hour stoppage was suspended after the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion and Migration signalled readiness to adjust social-security contributions for mobile workers. Remaining sticking points include night-work premiums and daily rest periods that align with EU mobility regulations. The Valencian corridor handles a significant share of Spain’s agricultural exports and supplies auto plants in Almussafes; any industrial action could disrupt just-in-time deliveries and airport catering uplifts at Alicante and Valencia. Companies should prepare contingency trucking capacity and monitor the outcome of next week’s union assembly. UGT says rank-and-file patience is wearing thin and accuses employers of slow-walking talks. The regional government has urged both sides to finalise terms before the tourist high-season traffic surge.
Source: Europa Press
