SPAIN The unions' main objectives during Wednesday's General Strike were declared in June: to block the wholesale food markets, close city centres and make transportation difficult. The image (click to enlarge) shows the 'hot spots' throughout the country, according to Público. As you can see, the South of Spain is not expected to be particularly impacted except in what is related to transportation. There will undoubtedly be flight cancellations and delays at all airports, and ferry services will be affected, too. As for local railway and bus services, we are reliably informed that there are signs up at all terminals and stations (Algeciras, San Roque, La Línea, etc.) advising that there will be no service on September 29. We have been asked about schools -open or not?- and we will be calling many of them through this morning, so WATCH THIS SPACE. Large shops and supermarkets (Carrefour, Lidl, Corte Inglés, etc.) will remain open, we understand. Local shops, bars, restaurants and banks will also be open, except perhaps those in city centres - ask them today if you really have to bank or eat out on Wednesday. If you have tickets for the U2 concert in Seville on the 29th, you should know that it has been moved to the following night. (Oh, and in case you wondered, our monkeys will be out on strike in support of ... well, something.)
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