Unions USO and CGT have called a partial stoppages at South Europe Ground Services at Madrid-Barajas Airport affecting mainly IAG-owned airlines including Aer Lingus, Iberia, British Airways and Vueling.
Strike dates are cheduled for December 23, 26, and 30 2025 plus January 2 and 7 2026. Disruptions occur between 8 AM to 12 AM and 6 PM to 10 PM daily. South Europe Ground Services handles the affected operations as an IAG subsidiary. Passengers face potential delays with options to rebook up to January 15 2026.
The unions say the action is in response to “repeated errors in payrolls”, which, they say, causes workers to “not receive what they are entitled to each month.” They are also demanding the payment of pending bonuses and denounce differences in treatment towards part-time employees, especially with regard to days off and vacations.
USO and CGT are also requesting a reorganisation of shifts to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life, improvements in the training of new workers and the end to discrimination based on gender.
AENA shared: El personal de handling de la compañía South, que presta servicios de asistencia en tierra a diversas aerolíneas en el Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, convoca una huelga para los días 23, 26 y 30 de diciembre y 2 y 7 de enero. La huelga se llevará a cabo durante dos franjas horarias en estos días: entre las 8:00 y 12:00 y entre las 18:00 y las 22:00.
The handling staff of tSouth Europe Ground Services, which provides ground assistance services to various airlines at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, is calling a strike for December 23, 26 and 30 and January 2 and 7. The strike will take place during two time slots on these days: between 8:00 and 12:00 and between 18:00 and 22:00.
