The strikes at a major Spanish stainless steel mill continue and have now passed the 60-day mark. According to Spanish media reports, the company does not even seem to have turned up for an agreed conciliation meeting.

It is not yet clear whether a meeting between the two sides will actually take place this week. Despite mediation, a rapprochement in the labour dispute does not appear to have been achieved so far.

Finnish stainless steel group blows off strikers

The four-week strike by Finnish stainless steel workers should have been over. However, according to Finnish media reports, the company released its employees involved in the strike yesterday, Monday, and no longer allowed them onto the factory premises.