British holidaymakers will be forced to deal with chaos after air traffic controllers in Spain announced that they will strike for at least three days in August. The controllers are protesting an increase in the number of hours that they will now have to work along with shortened shift breaks in order to earn their annual £167,000 salary.
The controllers are represented by the USCA union that held a ballot and found that 98% of its members wanted to take action.
Although an official strike date has not yet been set, it is likely to occur after August 16th and thus will interfere with a large amount of Britons who typically head to Spain for their late summer holiday.
Air controllers have been hit hard in Spain with the government reducing the salaries of some by about 40% after it was found that they earned up to £800,000 annually.
In Britain, air traffic controllers earn anywhere from £60,000 to £90,000 per year.
The USCA stated that some controllers will be asked to work 28 days of the month in some of the worst work conditions throughout Europe.
However, development minister for Spain, Jose Blanco, stated that the decree was actually made to improve the working conditions of air traffic controllers and that the impending strike is not justified.
Blanco also said that minimal services will be offered during the strikes, which translates to only about half of all flights proceeding as planned on strike days.
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