Overview
- The Consorci de Biblioteques de Barcelona workforce has been on an indefinite strike since 26 May and said they again shut the majority of branches on Tuesday, with organizers reporting 36–37 of 41 libraries closed.
- Workers held a small demonstration by the Sagrada Familia on September 1 to press for faster progress after months of intermittent summer closures that reduced public access and climate‑refuge services.
- City negotiators say they have met the unions 13 times since February and proposed concrete changes, including a 35‑hour workweek, funcionarización of staff, a new shift model, and an 8% pay rise for technical personnel.
- Union leaders from CGT, Intersindical and Ábacos reject the offer as insufficient and continue to demand full parity with municipal staff, more staffing, stable schedules, a customer‑facing allowance, and safety/incident protocols.
- Workers have set a new assembly for September 14 and will join a Catalonia‑wide libraries protest on September 18, a move that could widen disruption and increase pressure on the city to reach a binding agreement.