Spanish miners strike to save industry

  • 12 years ago
Spanish miners are on strike amid fears their entire industry is about to go to the wall.

About 40 coal mines remain open in Spain, employing some 8000 people, mostly in the industrialised north.

The two biggest Spanish unions, the CCOO and UGT, began the four-day strike on Wednesday. They plan to stage a big rally in Madrid at the end of the month.

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