Groundforce airport ground-handling staff on indefinite strike (Mon/Wed/Fri)
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Unions UGT, CCOO and USO have called an indefinite strike with partial walkouts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Groundforce, affecting handling operations at a dozen+ Spanish airports. Actions continue while talks remain stalled, with minimum-service orders issued by the Transport Ministry and early April walkouts already disrupting baggage and turnarounds.
This alert was originally created on 20 April 2026.
Public Impact
Airport
Effective Dates
Organizers
- FeSMC‑UGT (Sector Aéreo)
- FSC‑CCOO (Aéreo y Servicios Turísticos)
- USO‑STA
Affected Locations
- Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid‑Barajas)
- Barcelona (El Prat)
- Palma de Mallorca
- Alicante
- Valencia
- Ibiza
- Gran Canaria
- Fuerteventura
- Lanzarote
- Bilbao
- Zaragoza
- Sevilla
- Málaga
Sources
- https://cdn.transportes.gob.es/portal-web-transportes/aereo/huelga-servicios-minimos/09_260327---resolucion-ssmm-huelga-groundforce_vi.pdf
- https://elpais.com/economia/2026-03-27/la-empresa-de-handling-de-globalia-afronta-una-huelga-indefinida-con-paros-parciales-en-barajas-el-prat-y-otros-diez-aeropuertos.html
- https://forbes.es/economia/904005/sindicatos-mantienen-suspendida-la-huelga-de-groundforce-para-el-lunes-aunque-las-posiciones-siguen-alejadas
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