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
Updates
Jun 1, 2026
Manual transition 2026-06-01 (stale audit): The Groundforce strike has been suspended since early April pending SIMA negotiations (per pending update of 29 May 2026). Unions UGT/CCOO/USO maintaining suspension; management has tabled 6.5% pay rise back-dated to January + weekend overtime review. Action can resume with 24-hour notice. lifecycleState transitions from announced to suspended to reflect the negotiation pause.
⏸ Suspended
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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