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Glasgow Times
27-06-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow travellers face chaos at popular holiday spots
Strikes have been confirmed for 180,000 hospitality workers throughout July on multiple Spanish islands. The Sun reported that hotels, restaurants, and clubs on the Balearic Islands will be hit by the walkouts, which are expected to cause chaos for thousands of British holidaymakers. The islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, and Menorca will be affected by the strike action. Walkouts were confirmed on June 26 after union bosses marched out of a meeting about pay and working conditions, calling hospitality bosses' offer of an 11 per cent pay rise 'insufficient'. READ MORE: Glasgow travellers heading to South America warned of muggings READ MORE: Glasgow travellers face summer chaos amid strikes in Spain It is understood that talks about reducing the working week to 35 hours were also shut down when employers said they 'categorically' rejected the proposal. Jose Garcia Relucio, UGT Union spokesman, said the offer was 'more crumbs' and claimed hotel bosses were expecting staff to live on tips. He told The Sun: 'We'd come here to negotiate to improve the conditions of service industry workers, not to worsen them.' Strikes will go ahead on the islands, unless a deal is struck, from July 10, with further walkouts taking place on July 18, 19, 25, and 31. Following the pay talks, Javier Vich, President of the Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca, blamed union bosses for failing to reach a compromise. He claimed employers were making an effort to 'reach a fair' agreement for workers.
Scottish Sun
26-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Brit tourists face holiday chaos with strikes confirmed for 180,000 hospitality staff throughout July on hotspot islands
Walkouts have already crippled the holiday destinations this month HOLS CHAOS Brit tourists face holiday chaos with strikes confirmed for 180,000 hospitality staff throughout July on hotspot islands STRIKES have been confirmed for 180,000 hospitality staff throughout July on a number of hotspot islands. Hotels, restaurants and night-life venues in the Balearic Islands will be hit by the walkouts, sparking chaos for thousands of British tourists. Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca which are usually bursting with holidaymakers will be affected by the strikes. The alert was raised on June 26 after unions walked out of meeting where issues of pay and working conditions were being discussed. The UGT union rejected the 11 per cent wage increase offer, calling it insufficient. The strikes are expected to persist across the whole of the month with 18, 19, 25, 31 July confirmed as protest days. José García Relucio, General Secretary of the Federation of Services, Mobility and Consumption of UGT, said the talks "could not have gone worse" and condemned employers' inflexibility around pay. Meanwhile, Javier Vich, President of the Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca, blamed unions for failing to meet a compromise. He added that employers were making all the "necessary efforts" to "reach a fair" agreement with workers. Unions are demanding a 16 per cent increase in pay for workers but hospitality bosses have insisted 11 per cent is already big enough.
