27-06-2025
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'.
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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.
