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Spain’s national transport strike is wreaking havoc across all sectors
The latest victim is German supermarket giant Lidl, which was forced to close two stores in Gijón, Asturias, on Friday March 18 because there were simply not enough products to fill the shelves. Although stores on calles Ezcurdia and Pérez de Ayala reopened as normal the next day, this points to a bigger problem that is already spreading to other areas.
The industrial action was called by the minority group Platform for the defense of the national and international road freight transport sector against unsustainable working conditions and the continuous rise in fuel prices, but does not have the general support of the official employers’ association. This fact alone led to serious clashes between drivers, one of which resulted in the assassination of a picket driver in Madrid.
As the strike drags on and threatens further disruption, the Ministers of Economy, Finance and Transport convened a meeting on Monday 21 March with the National Road Transport Committee (CNTC) to try to resolve the most pressing issues. more pressing.
“We can’t wait two weeks. Actions must be imminent. Companies are bleeding,” he concluded.
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