"MADRID - Los trabajadores españoles públicos se declararon en huelga el martes contra de un recorte en sus salarios en lo que podría ser la primera de varias protestas encabezadas por los sindicatos contra las medidas del gobierno últimas austeridad.
La huelga redujo la asistencia hospitalaria, la distribución del correo y otros servicios públicos a un mínimo, pero no causó una parálisis en todo el país.
Los sindicatos declararon que el 75 por ciento de los 2,5 millones de trabajadores públicos del país se declararon en huelga - un número que fue impugnada por el gobierno, que puso el nivel de participación en alrededor de 11,85 por ciento.
Consuelo Rumi, viceministro a cargo de la administración pública, describió la protesta como un día de "normalidad" con pocos incidentes. "Esta huelga ha tenido un alcance limitado", dijo. Los informes sugieren que algunas regiones eran mucho más afectados que otros, especialmente Cataluña, donde la red de transporte fue interrumpido brevemente y los manifestantes cortaron la calle principal de la ciudad por los neumáticos en llamas.
La huelga del sector público vino a sumarse a otra protesta de camioneros enojados por el costo del combustible diesel, que ha golpeado especialmente el tráfico en la frontera con Francia. los trabajadores públicos de España protestaban contra una reducción del 5 por ciento promedio en sus salarios este año, parte de un paquete de recortes de gastos gubernamentales adicionales por valor de 15 millones de euros que fue aprobada por un estrecho margen a los legisladores el mes pasado. Los cortes están diseñados para ayudar a calmar a los inversores internacionales - que se ocupen de España y otras economías en crisis entre los 16 miembros del euro - por reducir el déficit de España del 11,2 por ciento del producto interno bruto en 2009 a 3 por ciento en 2013, el límite bajo las reglas del euro .
La huelga del martes, sin embargo, se espera que sea el preludio de más conflictos laborales graves a finales de este mes, después que el gobierno da a conocer el 16 de junio tiene previsto reformar las leyes laborales de España. El país los dos principales sindicatos, que han estado en conflicto con los empleadores sobre la manera de mejorar el mercado laboral, han advertido de una huelga general si el actual gobierno un "hiriente" plan de reforma. España tiene uno de los más altos costos de despido para los contratos indefinidos en Europa, según el Banco Mundial. Eso, a su vez, ha estimulado a los empleadores a poner un cuarto de la fuerza laboral del país en materia de contratación temporal. Eso contribuye a fluctuaciones rápidas en los niveles de empleo de España, con la tasa de desempleo recientemente que asciendan a casi el 20 por ciento, doble de la media de la Unión Europea. Como parte de su reforma laboral, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, el primer ministro, se espera que la próxima semana propondrá un recorte considerable de los costes de despido para las empresas, reduciendo el pago que los trabajadores despedidos en contratos a largo plazo están garantizados por cada año de empleo a tan poco como 20 días a partir de la vigente de 45 días. Una segunda prioridad de la reforma es para aflojar el rígido sistema de negociación colectiva que impide a las empresas de estar de acuerdo a sus propios términos con los empleados - e incluso les obliga a seguir las reglas diferentes en regiones diferentes. Sin embargo, el gobierno también se espera que adopte medidas adicionales - centrándose esta vez en el aumento de los ingresos del estado - para ayudar a reducir el déficit medio de preocupaciones por las perspectivas de crecimiento de España. BBVA, uno de los dos bancos más grandes de España, la previsión lunes que la economía de España se contraería un 0,6 por ciento este año. El Sr. Rodríguez Zapatero, advirtió recientemente a los ricos de los impuestos más altos. El gobierno también está considerando una amnistía fiscal, de acuerdo con el centro-derecha periódico El Mundo, que tratará de repatriar a alrededor de € 50000000000 mantenidos en el exterior mediante la concesión de los evasores de impuestos de un indulto a cambio de invertir en deuda española por debajo de los tipos de mercado."
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"MADRID — Spanish public workers went on strike on Tuesday against a cut in their wages in what could be the first of several union-led protests against the government’s latest austerity measures.
The strike reduced hospital care, mail distribution and other public services to a minimum, but did not cause a nationwide paralysis. Trade unions said that 75 percent of the country’s 2.5 million public workers had gone on strike — a number that was contested by the government, which put the level of participation at about 11.85 percent.
Consuelo Rumi, deputy minister in charge of the civil service, described the protest as a day of “normality” with few incidents. “This strike has had a limited reach,” she said.
Reports suggested that some regions were far more affected than others, particularly Catalonia, where the transport network was disrupted and protesters briefly cut off the city’s main thoroughfare by burning tires. The public sector strike came on top of a separate protest by truck drivers angered by the cost of diesel fuel, which has notably hit traffic at the border with France.
Spain’s public workers were protesting against a 5 percent average reduction in their wages this year, part of a government package of additional spending cuts worth 15 billion euros that was narrowly approved by lawmakers last month.
The cuts are designed to help appease international investors — concerned about Spain and other ailing economies among the 16 members of the euro — by cutting Spain’s deficit from 11.2 percent of gross domestic product in 2009 to 3 percent in 2013, the limit under the euro rules.
Tuesday’s strike, however, is widely expected to be the prelude to more severe labor unrest later this month, after the government unveils on June 16 plans to overhaul Spain’s labor laws. The country’s two main unions, which have been at loggerheads with employers over how to improve the labor market, have warned of a general strike should the government present a “hurtful” reform plan.
Spain has some of the highest firing costs for open-ended contracts in Europe, according to the World Bank. That, in turn, has encouraged employers to put a quarter of the country’s workforce on temporary contracts. That contributes to rapid fluctuations in Spain’s employment levels, with the jobless rate recently soaring to almost 20 percent, double the European Union’s average.
As part of his labor reform, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the prime minister, is expected to propose next week a sharp cut in redundancy costs for companies, reducing the payment that fired workers on long-term contracts are guaranteed for each year of employment to as little as 20 days from the prevailing 45 days.
A second priority of the reform is to loosen the rigid system of collective bargaining that prevents companies from agreeing to their own terms with employees — and even forces them to follow different rules in different regions.
Still, the government is also expected to take additional steps — focusing this time on increasing state revenues — to help reduce the deficit amid concerns about Spain’s growth prospects. BBVA, one of Spain’s two biggest banks, forecast Monday that Spain’s economy would contract 0.6 percent this year.
Mr. Zapatero recently warned the rich of higher taxes. The government is also considering a fiscal amnesty, according to the center-right newspaper El Mundo, that would seek to repatriate about 50 billion euros held offshore by granting tax evaders a pardon in return for investing in Spanish debt at below market rates."
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"MADRID — Spanish public workers went on strike on Tuesday against a cut in their wages in what could be the first of several union-led protests against the government’s latest austerity measures.
The strike reduced hospital care, mail distribution and other public services to a minimum, but did not cause a nationwide paralysis. Trade unions said that 75 percent of the country’s 2.5 million public workers had gone on strike — a number that was contested by the government, which put the level of participation at about 11.85 percent.
Consuelo Rumi, deputy minister in charge of the civil service, described the protest as a day of “normality” with few incidents. “This strike has had a limited reach,” she said.
Reports suggested that some regions were far more affected than others, particularly Catalonia, where the transport network was disrupted and protesters briefly cut off the city’s main thoroughfare by burning tires. The public sector strike came on top of a separate protest by truck drivers angered by the cost of diesel fuel, which has notably hit traffic at the border with France.
Spain’s public workers were protesting against a 5 percent average reduction in their wages this year, part of a government package of additional spending cuts worth 15 billion euros that was narrowly approved by lawmakers last month.
The cuts are designed to help appease international investors — concerned about Spain and other ailing economies among the 16 members of the euro — by cutting Spain’s deficit from 11.2 percent of gross domestic product in 2009 to 3 percent in 2013, the limit under the euro rules.
Tuesday’s strike, however, is widely expected to be the prelude to more severe labor unrest later this month, after the government unveils on June 16 plans to overhaul Spain’s labor laws. The country’s two main unions, which have been at loggerheads with employers over how to improve the labor market, have warned of a general strike should the government present a “hurtful” reform plan.
Spain has some of the highest firing costs for open-ended contracts in Europe, according to the World Bank. That, in turn, has encouraged employers to put a quarter of the country’s workforce on temporary contracts. That contributes to rapid fluctuations in Spain’s employment levels, with the jobless rate recently soaring to almost 20 percent, double the European Union’s average.
As part of his labor reform, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the prime minister, is expected to propose next week a sharp cut in redundancy costs for companies, reducing the payment that fired workers on long-term contracts are guaranteed for each year of employment to as little as 20 days from the prevailing 45 days.
A second priority of the reform is to loosen the rigid system of collective bargaining that prevents companies from agreeing to their own terms with employees — and even forces them to follow different rules in different regions.
Still, the government is also expected to take additional steps — focusing this time on increasing state revenues — to help reduce the deficit amid concerns about Spain’s growth prospects. BBVA, one of Spain’s two biggest banks, forecast Monday that Spain’s economy would contract 0.6 percent this year.
Mr. Zapatero recently warned the rich of higher taxes. The government is also considering a fiscal amnesty, according to the center-right newspaper El Mundo, that would seek to repatriate about 50 billion euros held offshore by granting tax evaders a pardon in return for investing in Spanish debt at below market rates."
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