During the nationwide general strike, the public broadcaster Canal Sur in Andalusia interrupted its television broadcasts for five hours. Broadcasting was stopped at around 8.20 am on Wednesday, 11 November, and resumed at 1.20 pm, the Europa Press news agency reported. A notice about the strike appeared on screen.
There were also arrests in the region. However, conflicting accounts have left it unclear how many were directly connected to the work stoppage. Europa Press initially reported, citing Interior Ministry sources, a total of ten arrests in Málaga, Almería and Granada during the first hours of the strike. The local newspaper Málaga Hoy later reported that, according to investigators, three of the four people arrested in Málaga had nothing to do with the call to strike.
Outside the Alhambra In Granada, the National Police arrested two members of a picket line. According to police statements to Europa Press, strikers had prevented employees from accessing their workplaces. When officers enabled them to enter, employees and police officers were attacked. The Alhambra reportedly opened late. This is the police’s account; the arrests do not prove guilt.
In Almería, four people were arrested on suspicion of causing damage to estate agencies, according to Europa Press. They are accused of spraying graffiti on walls and making locks unusable with glue.
Canal Sur’s radio services broadcast without interruption on Wednesday morning, according to Europa Press. The broadcaster’s management told the agency that it had been unable to agree with the strike committee on alternative programming for television and radio. Minimum service levels were in place for essential public information services.
The trade unions Comisiones Obreras and Unión General de Trabajadores are calling, among other things, for fair wages and affordable housing. They put participation in Andalusia at 75 per cent. The Andalusian employers’ association, by contrast, said participation was low and work was largely normal. Both figures come from parties to the dispute and are not an independently established overall figure.
According to a report by the EFE news agency, the effects varied by sector: the strike was more noticeable in industry than in services, education and healthcare. In the Port of Algeciras the container terminals were reportedly at a standstill.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).