Barcelona March 17, 2022. 10:22 info mainly from El Periódico shared and roughly translated with thanks
Carrier strike: indefinite from March 14.. energy hikes make jobs loss makingThe strike is called by the Platform for the Defense of the Road Goods Transport Sector.
Carriers picket the N-VI highway on the third day of the strike. One driver shot by police.
Transport strike today: pickets and negotiations,
Follow below latest news on the pickets and the effects on traffic due to the truckers’ strike throughout Spain
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This is the latest news from the freight transport strike.
The carriers continue this Thursday the indefinite strike called by the Platform for the Defense of the National and International Road Freight Transport Sector, which claims to represent medium-sized and small companies that account for 85% of the sector. The effects in Barcelona have been concentrated in the Zona Franca. The effects alrteady reach consumers, and the dairy industry will stop from today.
To update 6 minutes ago pasted at 11.24 AM Spanish time 24 March 2022.
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The strike of carriers in Galicia blocks supermarkets Half of the shelves of the meat promoted as Product of Galicia are empty. “Practically nothing arrived today,” she says, almost apologetically, the employee who repositions the few remaining trays. Nearby, in the pasta aisle, the lack of merchandise is noticeable, although the largest gaps are obvious in the fresh food areas, another day without any fish.
11 minutes ago Green beans and strawberries “begin to be scarce” in Mercazaragoza whiolesale market. The follow-up of the transport stoppage that began last Monday is being a minority in Aragón. However, the effects of the protest are becoming more noticeable in some industries and logistics centers due to the problems that are occurring in other parts of Spain…
26 minutes ago No problems due to unemployment in dairy The first day of stoppage in the dairy industry as a result of the carriers’ strike has begun without notable problems in the withdrawal of milk from the farms, as indicated by the main association of producers in the country (Agaprol). …
45 minutes ago
traffic effects
At the accesses to the Barcelona Free Zone through the Ronda Litoral and in both directions there have been traffic disturbances. Also on the A-27, in the vicinity of the port of Tarragona, according to the Servei Català de Trànsit. Carrier pickets focus on port areas to weigh down their logistics, as they have been doing since the strikes began on Monday. Early in the morning there have also been incidents on the C-55, at the height of Manresa, but these protests have already been dissolved, as explained by Trànsit, reports Gabriel Ubieto.
52 minutes ago
Lack of products from Andalusia in Mercabarna
In Barcelona, Mercabarna sources acknowledge that there is a lack of product from Andalusia, but not from nearby or from Valencia, and above all focused on fruits and vegetables. They are very perishable products that cannot be stored at origin. It especially affects the sale of strawberries from Huelva, which is in the middle of the harvesting stage.
53 minutes ago
Díaz admits energy shortages
Added to the truckers’ strike is the shortage of supplies for energy reasons, as admitted by the Second Vice President of the Government, Yolanda Díaz, who has admitted that the effect of Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is already having an effect on the supply of some sectors economic. Despite the fact that the coalition government has decided to hold out until March 29 to take measures, the Minister of Labor has recognized that the rise in energy prices is hindering economic activity and leading to a “complex” scenario.
1 hour ago
A picket, arrested in Badajoz
The National Police has arrested this Wednesday in Almendralejo (Badajoz) a 47-year-old picket for having thrown several stones last morning at a supply truck, an attack that forced him to leave the road, police sources have informed Efe. For these facts, crimes of damage and against road safety are attributed to him, the same sources have added. The identification and arrest of the alleged picket has been possible thanks to the investigation launched by the National Police.
1 hour ago
Fear for the survival of animals
The employers’ association of feed producing companies in the Region of Murcia “Apicose” has warned this Thursday, in a statement, about the survival of thousands of head of cattle due to the lack of food given that their trucks have been unable to access since Monday. to the port of Cartagena to pick up bulk as a result of the indefinite transport strike. More than 14,000 daily tons of raw materials are being left undistributed by nearly 12,000 livestock farms “putting thousands of animals at risk of death that have been without supply since last Monday,” denounces the employers, who regrets the lack of dialogue and of action by the Government Delegation to reach a solution.
2 hours ago
How is the transport strike affecting?
The transporters are called to stop for the fourth consecutive day to protest against the increase in fuel prices. The protests start without the support of employers or business organizations, which meet this Thursday at the Ministry of Transport, and are having an unequal effect on the territory and their impact on supply chains is beginning to be noticed. These are the keys to how it is happening and what effects the strike of carriers has for the consumer.
2 hours ago
Meeting of the minister with the associations
At 12 noon, the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, is scheduled to meet with social agents and representatives of professional associations in the transport sector and at the headquarters of the Ministry, in Madrid.
13 hours ago
Marlaska coordinates the actions of the police to guarantee supply
The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has chaired the transport strike follow-up committee to coordinate the actions of the security forces, both of the State and of the autonomous communities, to guarantee the supply of products. Sources from the Ministry of the Interior have indicated to Efe that this morning Marlaska has chaired the meeting of that committee, which has held a new meeting with the participation of the Secretary of State for Security, Rafael Pérez, and representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture, Transport , Ecological Transition and Territorial Policy.
14 hours ago
The dairy industry will paralyze its activity starting tomorrow
The Spanish dairy industry will suspend its transforming activity as a result of the transport strike that has been taking place in the last three days. The factories have seen the supply of the necessary inputs for the production of dairy products interrupted, as well as the transfer of the finished product to the distribution chains, for which “the packaging, storage and management capacity of a highly perishable and essential for daily consumption,” as reported by the National Federation of Dairy Industries (Fenil) in a statement.
14 hours ago
The chemical industry warns of the impact of the strike in Asturian factories
The Cluster of Chemical Industries and Processes of the Principality of Asturias (IQPA) has warned today of the impact that the freight transport strike is having on Asturian factories, given that several have already had to slow down production and others “may stop for complete in the next few days, if the current situation is not resolved”. In a statement, the association has indicated that the priority of the companies that make up the Cluster is “the safety of all the people with whom they work -employees, carriers- and also that of the community in which they operate”.
14 hours ago
Letter to Sánchez: more measures in the face of the rise in fuel and the transport strike
The Galician Association of Family Businesses (AGEF) has addressed a letter to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in which he is asked to articulate the necessary and “urgent” measures. In this he has exposed how the companies are affected by the freight transport strike derived from the conflict in Ukraine. Thus, businessmen stress that it is urgent to take measures but not in the medium or long term, but “they have to be immediate as neighboring countries such as Portugal or France have done.” Solution: lower the price of fuel and provide direct aid or reduction of taxes associated with fuel.
15 hours ago
The strike begins to affect the automotive sector
Automakers are beginning to feel the effects of the indefinite strike of carriers, an obstacle that, added to the supply crisis aggravated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has begun to cause stoppages in the production of certain Spanish plants. This is the case of the Ford factory in Almussafes (Valencia), which has been forced to stop vehicle production plants this Wednesday, a measure that will be repeated tomorrow and next Monday. As sources from UGT Ford, the majority union in the Valencian factory, have told EFE, if the necessary components to continue production are received before the end of the week, it would not be necessary to carry out the strike on Monday.
15 hours ago
Transport strike hits the countryside
Agricultural organizations and cooperatives have warned of the problems that the strike in transport entails for the Galician countryside, since the industry will stop collecting milk from this Thursday, March 17, while there are “difficulties” in supplying supermarkets with meats -such as chicken and pork- and garden products. At a joint press conference in Santiago of representatives from the entire sector, the general secretary of the Agricultural Unions, Roberto García, warned that if there is no immediate solution, “dramatic” situations will be experienced, among which he has cited “deaths of animals “For lack of food. He explains that intensive pig and chicken farms are at the “limit of not having food” for the animals. Also in the case of ruminants there are problems with the arrival of raw materials for the manufacture of feed.
17 hours ago
Blockage in livestock and factories due to lack of feed
Interprofessional associations of farmers, employers of the feed industry and aquaculture have warned of the closure of numerous factories, especially in central and southern Spain, and of the lack of support for animals on farms as a result of the strike of transportation. The ranchers and the industry have stated, in a joint statement released this Wednesday, that “the situation is particularly serious as neither the convening organization nor the Administration have established minimum services that ensure the continuity, at least partially, of services legally essential, such as cattle feed”, they stressed.
17 hours ago
Wholesalers ask for help
The Association of Wholesale Entrepreneurs of the Central Fruit Market of Madrid (Asomafrut) has demanded this Wednesday that the Government adopt “the appropriate measures” to guarantee the road transport of all fruit and vegetable products and has warned of a possible shortage if the strike continues. carriers. In a statement, he explained that the sector has caused a “significant reduction” in the arrival of fruit and vegetable merchandise at his unit, although “the supply of all products has been guaranteed.” Finally, the association has conveyed its “concern” about the loss of product that this situation is causing to producers, food waste and possible price imbalance.
17 hours ago
Sánchez warns that violence and force should not be used to prevent work
The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, has warned that “it cannot be consented or tolerated that in a democratic and legal State violence and force are used to prevent those who want to work from working”, she has pointed out. before the press, emphasizing that the National Committee for Road Transport (CNTC) is the “legitimate and democratically elected” body within the sector to defend its claims before the Government.
18 hours ago
The third day of stoppage in transport
The third day of the strike of carriers begins to reduce the reserves of wholesalers, who, given the prospect of incidents, had stockpiled the previous days of gender. Although all the sources consulted in the sector affirm that “at the moment” there is no problem with supplies, logistics centers such as Mercabarna are beginning to warn that in the coming days there may be some shortage of certain products. Especially fresh product. And the large CEOE employers have warned of the “serious damage to the supply chain” that the protests and roadblocks can cause in sectors such as industry, commerce and the agri-food sector.
18 hours ago
How is the transport strike affecting? The 5 keys to protest
The transporters are called to stop for the third consecutive day to protest against the increase in fuel prices. The protests start without the support of employers or business organizations, they are having an unequal effect on the territory and their impact on supply chains is beginning to be felt after three days of conflict. These are the keys to how it is happening and what effects the strike of carriers has for the consumer.
18 hours ago
The benchmark fuel price index, now weekly
During the meeting, the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, proposed measures such as equalizing the general principles of the Law on the Food Chain in Road Transport. In addition, the minister has announced that the reference index for fuel prices will be published weekly and not monthly, as has been the case until now. Asked about actions that directly affect the price of fuel, which has been on the rise since the start of the war in Ukraine, she has advanced that in the second half of the meeting with the employers, the incorporation of tax rebates and direct aid for fuel will be considered.
18 hours ago
Transportes guarantees that truckers who want to work will be able to do so
The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, has guaranteed this Wednesday that the Government “will ensure that truckers who want to work can do so”, despite the strike called by the Platform for the Defense of the Goods Transport Sector. Raquel Sánchez, who made these statements during a break in the meeting she is holding with the National Confederation of Road Transport (CNTC), has also said that she will act with the “greatest forcefulness” in the face of the incidents that are taking place on some highways and has spoken of “strengthening the transit of truckers through convoys”.
20 hours ago
Details of the Repsol offer
Repsol’s new offer, of 10 cents discount for each liter, contemplates applying these discounts until the end of Easter (April 18) for private customers who pay at the more than 3,300 gas stations in its network through Waylet , the payment application of the oil company.
21 hours ago
Hospital discharge for gunshot wounded trucker
After a truck driver was shot during the struggle with a plainclothes policeman on the second day of protests, the protester was discharged from hospital today. This was announced by Mercedes González, delegate of the Government of Madrid, in an interview for TeleMadrid.
21 hours ago
“Serious damage” in the supply chain
The CEOE employers’ organization warns of the “serious damage” that carrier strikes are causing in the supply chain of sectors such as industry, commerce and the agri-food sector. The business entity charges against “the violent and anti-democratic acts” of the protests called by the Platform for the Defense of the National and International Road Freight Transport Sector.
21 hours ago
Recovered normality in the A-8
After almost two hours with the traffic interrupted by the barricades with fire placed by the pickets at the height of Villalba (Lugo), the A-8 highway recovers normality in its circulation.
21 hours ago
First effects on supply
During the third day of protests, some points of sale such as Mercabarna, which has already announced the possible shortage of certain products in the coming days, have begun to feel the effects of the strike in the carrier sector. Thus, although the sources consulted affirm that “at the moment” there are no problems with supplies, the strike is beginning to pose a threat to wholesalers and their supplies.
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