Stevedores give advance notice for eight days of strike in May and June

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The dock workers’ unions announced eight strike days, four in May and four more in June, in protest of the new Royal Decree-Law on sector reform, approved by the government.

The mobilizations will take place between May 24 and June 9, specifically every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in odd hours.

The strike days will be 24, 26, 29 and 31 May, and 2, 5, 7 and 9 June.

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