Politics · Spain · 3 hrs ago
Spanish unions propose a 7% rise in the minimum wage
Spain’s UGT and CCOO unions have proposed a 7% rise in the legal minimum wage for next year.
If approved, it would bring the minimum to €1,307 gross a month in 14 payments, an increase of €85.50 per month.
The unions say rising prices have eroded the latest wage increase, which was 3.1% in February.
They also want wage agreements to protect pay from inflation and a rule preventing minimum-wage rises from reducing some workers’ extra pay.
The unions say they will press the government to approve tougher working-time checks and the pay rule before elections.
They presented these demands alongside plans for a general housing strike on November 11, which they say will target employers and public authorities.
Spanish unions UGT and CCOO have proposed raising Spain’s minimum wage by 7% next year.
The increase would bring the minimum to €1,307 gross per month, paid in 14 instalments.
The unions said the proposal is intended to offset rising consumer prices.
They also called for inflation-protection clauses in collective agreements to be restored.
The unions announced the proposal while presenting demands for a housing general strike planned for 11 November.
- Who
- Spanish unions UGT and CCOO proposed the increase.
- What
- They proposed a 7% rise in the minimum wage, to €1,307 gross per month in 14 instalments.
- When
- The proposal was announced on Monday, 13 October 2026, for next year.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- UGT said rising consumer prices had eroded the effect of the 3.1% minimum-wage increase introduced in February.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The minimum wage was raised by 3.1%.
UGT and CCOO proposed raising the minimum wage by 7% next year.
The unions plan to hold a general strike over housing.
- Proposed increase
- 7%
- Proposed monthly minimum wage
- €1,307 gross, paid in 14 instalments
- Proposed annual minimum wage
- €18,290 gross
- Unions
- UGT and CCOO
- Planned housing strike
- 11 November
What people are saying
pensada y diseñada, antes de que el presidente anunciara que disolvía las Cortes
Hay que subir los salarios, pero el problema de la vivienda es, sobre todo, el problema de la vivienda.
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