One of Spain's largest unions, Comisiones Obreras, is expected to call for a public sector strike in response to proposed Spanish austerity measures. The Spanish Prime Minister announced Tuesday that the government planned to cut wages by 5%, and freeze them next year. Officials for the union say that they are not calling for a general strike, saying that decisions like that need to be carefully thought over and considered. Analysts agree, saying that a general strike would probably not get massive public support, unlike in Greece. the austerity measures are aimed at cutting back the Spanish deficit and include public sector wage cuts.
See "Spain union calls public sector strike", Andres Gonzalez and Feliciano Tisera, Reuters, May 12, 2010