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The CCOO de Industria and UGT-FICA unions have called for five days of strikes in the Spanish meat industry, from November 9 to 13, 2026, due to the lack of an agreement in the negotiations for the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Meat Industry. The call for strikes extends the walkout initially scheduled for November 11 and affects a sector that, according to the unions, employs some 126,000 people.
Negotiations continue to be stalled over differences regarding wages, working hours, and other working conditions. On October 6, the business organizations ANICE, FECIC, and AGEMCEX presented a new wage proposal that calls for increases of 3.8% for 2026, effective January 1, 2.5% for 2027, and 2% for 2028. The offer includes an adjustment clause linked to the CPI, with additional increases of up to 1% in 2026 and 1.5% in 2027 and 2028.
The CCOO union is calling for wages to increase at least 4%, accompanied by a review clause linked to the annual CPI, with retroactive effect and payment of back pay. It is also requesting that the agreed-upon improvements not be subject to absorption or offsetting.
The unions propose reducing the maximum annual working hours—currently set at 1,748 hours—by 16 hours, counting the 15-minute break as paid working time, and limiting the standard workday to nine hours.
The unions' demands also include improvements to leave policies for the death of a family member, an increase in the number of hours allowed for accompanying a family member, and measures related to occupational health and work schedules.
Business organizations point out that their proposal includes improvements to voluntary medical examinations, pay during vacations and certain types of leave, as well as the creation of a Sectoral Observatory on Occupational Health, Absenteeism, and Sustainable Productivity. They also note that the last collective bargaining agreement included reducing the annual work hours by twelve hours.
October 16, 2026/ 3tres3 Staff with information from CCOO de Industria y ANICE.
