Huelgas

In newspapers and on the news I hear about huelgas (strikes) all the time in Spain - of metro workers, of doctors, of everyone (in the case of the one-day country-wide general strike back in November). Currently there are two strikes going on in Sevilla that I'm aware of. First, the people who work for the city's trash collecting service have been on strike for over a week now - they haven't yet reached an agreement regarding the salary cuts and working conditions. This means there's a ton (actually closer to 6,000 tons) of garbage on the streets!

Trash collectors' strike...yikes! And this picture is from 5 days ago.

Second, the workers at the cafeteria at the university where I work have a strike today, one day next week, and then permanently starting the next week if they can't come to an agreement. Apparently they haven't been paid since November! Anyway, that's where I buy lunch most days, so I'll be anxious to see how it turns out.