SpainIn Spain, labor strikes have significantly increased, tripling in number by May 2026. A total of 323,400 members of the Social Security system participated in strikes during the first five months of 2026, resulting in the loss of 649,600 workdays. This represents a sharp rise compared to 2025, when 87,500 workers participated in strikes, leading to 204,700 lost workdays. The increase is attributed to heightened conflict in two specific sectors—healthcare and education—and the absence of a new national agreement on collective bargaining, which has discouraged the renewal of many agreements and spurred worker protests.
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual data on the increase in labor strikes without overtly favoring any particular political ideology. It cites the reasons for the strike increase—sectoral conflicts and lack of national agreements—as objective factors, without taking a clear stance on the responsibility of左
