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Barcelona: Avis customer‑service hub on indefinite strike since 4 May over 132 layoffs

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Low Business services (call center)

The works council of the Avis customer-service hub in Barcelona (World Trade Center) has been on indefinite strike since 4 May 2026 against an ERE (collective redundancy) covering 132 workers out of the 340 in the centre. The union majority (CGT) says the company is not loss-making but plans to offshore the operation to Bulgaria, Poland and the Philippines, and that headcount has been cut steadily since the pandemic through dismissals, voluntary departures and hiring freezes.

This alert was originally created on 6 May 2026.

Effective Dates

Updates

Jun 1, 2026
✎ Update
As of 1 June 2026, no credible updates indicate the Avis Barcelona customer‑service hub strike has been canceled, suspended, settled, or otherwise changed. The indefinite action that began on 4 May 2026 over a 132‑person ERE appears to be ongoing.
May 12, 2026
📣 Announced
Migration: 'active' is not a valid lifecycle state in lifecycle_config (removed 2026-04-24, 'currently happening' is now derived from effectiveDates, not a stored state). Setting to 'announced' so Monitor's transition() to terminal states (e.g. completed) succeeds instead of falling through to flagForReview.
May 11, 2026
📣 Announced
Indefinite strike running since 4 May 2026.

Organizers

Affected Locations

  • Barcelona (World Trade Center)

Sources

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