Spanish Unions Revolt Against Labor and Fiscal Reform
Madrid protests fail to intimidate retail sector. Madrid, March 31, 2012, by El Marco Thursday’s general srike in Madrid, unlike Barcelona’s, was largely a pacific affair. Two communist unions, the CCOO and the UGT, did their best to shut down the capital of Spain, and were met with solid resistance from the retail sector. The two unions, which represent a majority of unionized…