Mallorca strike: glue on Palma shops as PP attacks

Several shops in central Palma, Mallorca, wake up on Wednesday 11 November with glue and silicone on their shutters and locks as a general strike gets under way. Signs on the premises say “General strike, shop closed”. Carolina Domingo, president of the Pimeco traders’ association, reports the findings to Europa Press.

At a pre-election event in Palma, Cuca Gamarra of the People’s Party (PP) calls the strike “electoral” rather than general. She says it comes 48 hours before campaigning begins for the 29 November general election. Balearic PP leader and regional government president Marga Prohens calls support for the strike from the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the Balearic socialists (PSIB) “indecent”. She says she respects workers’ decisions to strike or go to work.

Prohens says the information available to her shows no significant incidents across the Balearic Islands in the strike’s first hours. She condemns any coercion or damage that might occur.

Topics: Strikes · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com