Airbus is facing fresh strike votes in Spain over pay and working conditions, adding pressure to its European operations as the company works to protect deliveries and production schedules. The dispute has also drawn attention to Airbus’s Belfast A220 wing plant, although the main labour conflict remains centred on Spanish sites.
Unions including CGT, UGT and ÚTIL have pushed ahead with industrial action after rejecting revised proposals covering inflation-linked pay and remote working. The stoppages have run intermittently since July, with workers at several Spanish facilities voting on whether to continue or suspend the action.
Airbus has so far avoided material disruption to production, helped by the fact that many of the affected roles are white-collar positions rather than assembly-line jobs. Even so, the company is monitoring the risk to delivery commitments, institutional obligations and its reputation as negotiations continue.