The main unions calling for the 24-hour general strike in the Community of Madrid place support for the work stoppages, in the night and morning shifts, within a range that goes from 65% to 80% of the total workforce.
In the case of CC.OO. de Madrid, the trade union organization has calculated that the average follow-through across all sectors has been placed at around 65% with the data collected early in the day, as the central’s sources have indicated to Europa Press.
For its part, UGT Madrid maintains that participation in the strike has exceeded 80% in most areas, with the exception of Public Services, where they estimate follow-through close to 55% due to the “abusive” minimum services established by the Administration.
In statements to the media in Plaza de Cibeles, the general secretaries of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) in Madrid, Susana Huertas Moya, and of Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) in Madrid, Paloma López Bermejo, have emphasized the “broad” follow-through of the general strike in the region.
Both leaders have also highlighted the low activity observed in the streets of Madrid, with a reduced presence of passersby and a large part of the shops with their shutters down—an image that they associate both with labor stoppage and with the consumer strike aimed at the entire citizenry.