Madrid-Barajas: SATE baggage system maintenance workers strike every Thursday, Friday and Sunday (Mar 7–Jun 30)
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The union Alternativa Social de Clase (ASC) maintains stoppages at the Automated Baggage Handling System (SATE) maintenance contractors Outsmart Assistance and Totseriman at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas. From 2 April the action expanded to Fridays, with stoppages 05:00–07:00 and 13:00–15:00 every Thursday, Friday and Sunday; the State set 50% minimum staffing through 30 June.
This alert was originally created on 11 March 2026.
Public Impact
Airport
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 24, 2026
Spain’s Transport Ministry updated its minimum-service order on 27 March 2026: from 2 April 2026 the SATE maintenance stoppages at Madrid–Barajas were expanded to Fridays and the validity was extended through 30 June 2026, still with 50% minimum staffing. Times remain 05:00–07:00 and 13:00–15:00 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Organizer
- Alternativa Social de Clase (ASC)
Affected Locations
- Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport)
Sources
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