Spanish unions hold their first general strike since 2010 on Thursday, and as with two years ago the reasons for downing tools are the same; the government's austerity programme.
In the meantime that government has changed, with the right-wing - organised labour's arch enemies - now in power.
Polls show only 30 percent of the population believe it is the right time to strike.
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