Overview
- Workers voting in assemblies chose to continue the indefinite strike by a slim 51.2% majority rather than pause the walkout.
- Decisions split by site, with San Pablo in Seville voting to keep protesting while Tablada, Cádiz, Illescas and Albacete voted to suspend strike action.
- Company negotiators and some union representatives presented a mediated pre-agreement that would restore 7.95% of purchasing power over four years, tie annual raises to real IPC plus an extra percentage, and pay a roughly €2,000 one-off gross sum while preserving telework protections.
- The proposed deal’s legitimacy is contested because UGT publicly denied signing the pre-agreement and some local votes saw very low turnout, reported below 10% at Cádiz.
- The strike’s heaviest operational impact is at San Pablo’s final assembly of the A400M and C295, which raises delivery and production risks as the outcome now moves to a binding employee referendum with union poll-watchers and external auditors.