Overview
- The Basque Government issued an unfavorable opinion and will not process the popular legislative initiative to create a Basque-specific minimum wage.
- Authorities argue Article 149 of the Spanish Constitution assigns labor law to the State, so a regional SMI lacks legal standing.
- The unions’ proposal sought €1,795 in 14 payments, far above the national SMI of €1,184 set for the year.
- The initiative gathered 10,218 validated signatures, surpassing the 10,000 threshold, despite unions’ higher claimed total due to verification rules.
- EH Bildu condemned the decision as a mistake and pressed for debate, while the government pointed to collective bargaining as the preferred path, which remains stalled with Confebask.