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Galicia, Basque Country and Navarra: 24‑hour strike at Iberdrola facilities on 29 May

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CIG and ELA have called a 24-hour strike on 29 May 2026 across all Iberdrola facilities in Galicia, the Basque Country and Navarre. In Galicia this affects 29 installations (hydroelectric plants, substations, wind farms and the A Rúa de Valdeorras headquarters). The workforce cites salaries effectively frozen for 11 years, a 20% loss of purchasing power and collective bargaining blocked for 16 months — against the company's net profits of €25 billion since the last agreement was signed.

This alert was originally created on 26 April 2026.

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May 28, 2026
As of 28 May 2026, ELA and CIG confirm the 24‑hour strike at Iberdrola facilities in Galicia, the Basque Country and Navarre for 29 May 2026. UGT FICA and CCOO Industria also maintain a separate nationwide strike call for 19 June 2026; no announcements of cancellation or suspension have been issued.
May 24, 2026
Workers at Iberdrola will hold a 24‑hour nationwide strike across Spain on 19 June 2026. Unions UGT FICA and CCOO Industria call the action over a blocked collective agreement and loss of purchasing power, with ELA and CIG also backing the strike. Unions are staging protest actions around Iberdrola’s Bilbao headquarters in the lead‑up to the walkout.

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Affected Locations

  • Galicia
  • Basque Country (Euskadi)
  • Navarra

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