Spain - Disputes in cleaning services - April 30, 2026
Cleaning, street cleaning, and maintenance workers organised by CCOO del Hábitat union are involved in multiple labour disputes across the country, centred on collective bargaining, unpaid wages and working conditions. In Guadalajara, negotiations between the works council at Valoriza and the company broke down after three meetings without any employer proposal on a new collective agreement. Workers demanded pay increases and improved conditions, while also denouncing inadequate facilities, including unusable changing rooms and unsafe municipal depots. In Cabanillas del Campo, street cleaning and garden maintenance workers, supported by CCOO Habitat Castilla-La Mancha, held repeated mobilisations demanding a new agreement with wage increases.
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