Trade union CCOO called on BBVA's more than 20,000 bank employees to hold a one-day strike in protest over the bank's plans for layoffs. Negotiations with the bank have stalled. BBVA said last month that it was planning to cut 3,800 jobs and close almost a quarter of its branches, to adapt to a customer shift towards online banking.
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