Protest

29
Oct 2025
14:19 UTC

Spain Tactical: Unionized public sector workers to protest nationwide, including in Madrid, Barcelona, on October 30; allot for disruptions

Current Situation

  • Multiple trade unions, including Comisiones Obreras de Cataluna (CCOO), Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF), and the Union General de Trabajadores (UGT), will hold protests at several locations nationwide on October 30.
  • The protests have been called to demand the resumption of salary negotiations and improvements in working conditions for public sector employees. The action follows a breakdown in talks with the Ministry of Public Service over pay raises for 2024–2025
  • In Madrid, the protest will take place in front of the Ministry of Public Service on Calle de Marmol at 12:00 (local time).

  • In Barcelona, the protest will take place in front of the Delegation of the Government of Spain to Catalonia on Calle Mallorca at 12:00.

  • Additional protests will be held in other towns in Catalonia, including in Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona, on the same day.

Source: CCOO

Assessments & Forecast

  1. Based on the mobilization capabilities of the organizing unions, the protests in Barcelona and Madrid are likely to attract a turnout ranging from the high hundreds to low thousands each. Protests in other towns are expected to draw turnouts in the low to mid hundreds each.
  2. Given the nature of the protest issue, coupled with precedent, the demonstrations are expected to transpire largely peacefully. Nevertheless, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed in the vicinity of the slated locations as a precautionary measure.
  3. Disruptions to both pedestrian and vehicular movement are anticipated near the protest locations during the afternoon hours.

Recommednations

Those operating or residing in Spain on October 30 are advised to allot for travel-related disruptions near the aforementioned locations due to the slated protests during the afternoon hours.

COUNTRY RISK LEVEL Low
AFFECTED AREA Spain
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL Low
STRENGTH OF SOURCE Confirmed

Current Situation

  • Multiple trade unions, including Comisiones Obreras de Cataluna (CCOO), Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF), and the Union General de Trabajadores (UGT), will hold protests at several locations nationwide on October 30.
  • The protests have been called to demand the resumption of salary negotiations and improvements in working conditions for public sector employees. The action follows a breakdown in talks with the Ministry of Public Service over pay raises for 2024–2025
  • In Madrid, the protest will take place in front of the Ministry of Public Service on Calle de Marmol at 12:00 (local time).

  • In Barcelona, the protest will take place in front of the Delegation of the Government of Spain to Catalonia on Calle Mallorca at 12:00.

  • Additional protests will be held in other towns in Catalonia, including in Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona, on the same day.

Source: CCOO

Assessments & Forecast

  1. Based on the mobilization capabilities of the organizing unions, the protests in Barcelona and Madrid are likely to attract a turnout ranging from the high hundreds to low thousands each. Protests in other towns are expected to draw turnouts in the low to mid hundreds each.
  2. Given the nature of the protest issue, coupled with precedent, the demonstrations are expected to transpire largely peacefully. Nevertheless, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed in the vicinity of the slated locations as a precautionary measure.
  3. Disruptions to both pedestrian and vehicular movement are anticipated near the protest locations during the afternoon hours.

Recommednations

Those operating or residing in Spain on October 30 are advised to allot for travel-related disruptions near the aforementioned locations due to the slated protests during the afternoon hours.

COUNTRY RISK LEVEL Low
AFFECTED AREA Spain
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL Low
STRENGTH OF SOURCE Confirmed