Álava: Tubos Reunidos Amurrio indefinite strike suspended after 96 days; talks resume 26 May
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The works council majority at Tubos Reunidos' Amurrio plant (ELA, LAB and ESK) ran an indefinite strike from 16 March 2026 against an ERE redundancy plan, the closure of the steel shop, and the outsourcing of logistics. After about 96 days of action the unions called off the indefinite walkout pending talks on 26 May 2026. The dispute continues — the same union coalition has called fresh 24-hour strikes for 26 and 28 May as a new phase of the conflict.
This alert was originally created on 9 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
May 22, 2026
⏸ Suspended
Manual update 2026-05-22: indefinite strike was called off (desconvocada) by the union coalition on or around 15 May 2026 pending negotiations on 26 May. The same unions have called new 24-hour strikes for 26 and 28 May as a new phase of the dispute (see record 3c1b28b8a45ee564). Verified against multi-source coverage.
May 15, 2026
✎ Update
After about 96 days of action, the ELA, LAB and ESK union coalition has called off the indefinite strike at Tubos Reunidos Amurrio pending a meeting on 26 May 2026. The dispute over the ERE redundancy plan, the closure of the steel shop and the outsourcing of logistics continues — the same unions have called fresh 24-hour strikes for 26 and 28 May as a new phase of the conflict.
⏸ Suspended
Organizers
- ELA
- LAB
- ESK
Affected Locations
- Amurrio (Álava), Basque Country
Sources
- https://efe.com/pais-vasco/2026-03-15/tubos-reunidos-de-amurrio-comienza-una-huelga-indefinida
- https://cadenaser.com/euskadi/2026/05/07/la-asamblea-de-tubos-vota-poner-fin-a-la-huelga-pero-el-comite-quiere-continuarla-ser-vitoria
- https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/alava/2026/05/15/ela-lab-esk-tubos-reunidos-convocan-huelga-el-26-y-28-de-mayo-dentro-de-la-nueva-fase-de-lucha-contra-el-ere-11074425.amp.html
- https://www.deia.eus/economia/2026/05/15/mayoria-sindical-convoca-huelga-tubos-11074540.html
- https://www.naiz.eus/en/info/noticia/20260515/desconvocada-la-huelga-indefinida-en-tubos-reunidos-a-la-espera-de-la-reunion-del-dia-26
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