MADRID: Spanish train drivers went on strike on Tuesday to demand more investment in maintenance after Spain’s second major rail crash this year, but delayed a further strike planned for today after the government approved a package of safety measures.
Still, services were disrupted yesterday during a 24-hour nationwide walkout called by unions to increase pressure on political leaders over Spain’s housing crisis ahead of a snap election on Nov 29. Further train strikes are planned for Nov 17 and 23.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez last week appointed his deputy Carlos Cuerpo, to provisionally run the Transport Ministry after Oscar Puente resigned over two fatal crashes on the same high-speed Madrid-Seville line this year which killed 115 people.
