Unions representing some of the 234,000 workers at large retailers in Spain such as Carrefour, IKEA and department store chain El Corte Ingles plan to demand pay raises of at least 18% to offset the effects of soaring inflation. The CCOO union said that in the next round of negotiations starting in January it will seek clauses allowing revisions if inflation were to accelerate further, in addition to the minimum 18% increase over the next four years.
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