Spanish workers stage General Strike
March 29th, 2012 by
Jose Luis Cuesta
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A man seen here after being injured in a clash with police outside the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) as strikers try to stop public transport from operating.
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Mounted riot police seen here as pickets gather outside the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport from operating.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. Pickets go to the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport, where there were clashes with police.
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Riot police clash with strikers as they gather outside the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport from operating.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. Pickets go to the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport, where there were clashes with police.
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A person is detained by police as pickets gather outside the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport from operating.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. Pickets go to the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport, where there were clashes with police.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. Pickets go to the garage of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) to try to stop public transport, where there were clashes with police.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. The pickets through the center of Madrid to try to close the comercial establishments minutes after beginning the strike.
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A bus pictured here after having its front windscreen sprayed with paint.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. The pickets through the center of Madrid to try to close the comercial establishments minutes after beginning the strike.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. The pickets through the center of Madrid to try to close the comercial establishments minutes after beginning the strike.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. The pickets through the center of Madrid to try to close the comercial establishments minutes after beginning the strike.
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Early hours of the general strike in Spain 29/3/12, against the government's labor reform. The pickets through the center of Madrid to try to close the comercial establishments minutes after beginning the strike.
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Images from the early hours of a general strike in Spain called for by the country's two main labour unions in protest over labour reforms that amongst other things makes it easier for companies to fire employees.
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