EasyJet Spain staff to go on strike at the end of June, The Times argues it’s time for Spain’s PM to say adiós, heat and thunderstorms forecast for today and more news on Wednesday June 18th.
EasyJet Spain staff to go on strike at the end of June
EasyJet cabin crew in Spain plan to go on strike on June 25th, 26th and 27th, with the union that represents them demanding that “their working conditions and salaries be brought into line with those of other cabin crew at other European bases”.
In total, 657 cabin crew members at the low-cost carrier’s bases in Barcelona, Alicante, Málaga, and Palma de Mallorca are called to take part in the strike, a stoppage that will affect the operations of 21 aircraft.
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Heat and thunderstorms forecast for today
Two orange weather warnings will be in effect this Wednesday starting at 1pm, in Andalusia and the Valencia region. The first for high temperatures, and the second for thunderstorms and showers.
Madrid, Galicia, Extremadura, and Catalonia will also on yellow alert for high temperatures, as well as Aragón, Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León, where storms are also expected. Storms are also forecast in Murcia and La Rioja.
READ ALSO: ‘Up to 43 degrees’ – Spain braces for scorching second half of June
Spain approves handover of foreign work permits to Basque Country
The Spanish Cabinet approved this Tuesday by Royal Decree transferring the processing of work permits for foreigners to the Basque Country, a responsibility that the autonomous region will assume starting July 1st.
The agreement includes the processing of initial work permits, both for self-employed and contract workers, permits for seasonal work, and procedures related to the collective management of hiring at source.
READ MORE: Spain to allow Basque Country to handle its own work permits for foreigners
The Times argues it’s time for Spain’s PM to say adiós
Several Spanish newspapers, most of them right-leaning, have reported on a piece in the British daily The Times titled “Time for Pedro Sánchez to rule, or say adios”, which follows numerous corruption allegations embroiling his ruling Socialist party.
In the op-ed, the anonymous author dubbed the Spanish premier “Mr Teflon” (in the sense that nothing sticks) and argued that “The fiesta is over for the Spanish prime minister, whose reputation seemed impermeable despite repeated scandals”.
READ ALSO: Spain’s PM rules out elections and dares opposition to file confidence motion
