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Granada Metro Workers Request Mediation to Avoid Strike During Corpus

The works council seeks an agreement with Avanza and requests the intervention of the Junta de Andalucía to unblock salary and labor negotiations.

Generic image of a modern tram in Granada.
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Generic image of a modern tram in Granada.

Granada Metro workers have requested a new meeting with operator Avanza and mediation from the Junta de Andalucía to try and reach an agreement and prevent a strike during the Corpus celebrations.

The works council of Granada Metro has called upon operator Avanza, responsible for the service on behalf of the Public Works Agency of the Junta de Andalucía, to hold a new meeting. The aim is to bridge differences and prevent a strike that would coincide with the Corpus festivities. "Nobody wants to go on strike," the workers' representatives emphasized.
On the municipal level, the mayor of Granada has indicated that this is a conflict between the private company and its employees, in which the City Council does not directly intervene. However, she urged for an agreement to be reached "as soon as possible" to avoid affecting a service considered essential for the structure of the capital and its metropolitan area.
The conflict continues, and a conciliation hearing took place this Tuesday. Workers are requesting that minimum services of 40% be established for the strike called during Corpus, while the employers' association proposes between 80% and 100%. The union representation denounces a continuous loss of purchasing power in recent years due to inadequate salary proposals, as well as increasing workload and a lack of measures to enhance service safety.
The president of the works council has criticized Avanza's proposal of a 23.5% salary increase, which would be spread over four years (2026-2029). According to the union representative, this would mean the workforce would barely recover the CPI during the first three years, maintaining practically frozen salaries until 2029. Furthermore, she refuted claims that this offer would equalize salaries with those of Metro Sevilla, pointing out a current difference of around 28%.
The union representative also warned that any social or labor improvement would have to come from that same percentage, further reducing the real salary increase. This situation arises with the planned extension of the line towards Las Gabias, which will increase the workload and operational needs for a staff already suffering from lack of rest and demanding more hiring.
The staff asserts that their demands focus on "dignified and comparable conditions to those of other Andalusian metros," as well as improvements that guarantee passenger safety and service quality. The works council reiterates that a strike is not the desired scenario and that they have shown patience and responsibility. They state they will continue fighting for a fair agreement and dignified working conditions, "because we believe that those who sustain the public service of Granada Metro daily deserve respect, recognition, and real actions, not empty promises."

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