The workers of the Cordoba and Vizcaya power grid plants of Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) staged protests under the leadership of the unions, Workers’ Commission (CCOO) and UGT

The ultra-nationalist Vox party gained 24 seats, while the conservative People’s Party lost half of its seats

Three companies, Iberdrola, Endesa and Naturgy, which run the power plant want to extend the operation of the nuclear infrastructure beyond the license, which ends on June 19, 2020. Activists have been demanding the closure of the plant which has been operational since 1983

The new rules introduced by the Catalan government require customers to book ride-hailing services 15 minutes to an hour in advance. The taxi drivers’s strike in Madrid continues

Feminist and progressive sections staged a rally, condemning the coalition between the conservative Peoples Party, the center-right Citizens Party and the far-right Vox

The workers launched an indefinite strike after the company insisted on retaining an extra work shift for the 2019 calendar

The rescue ship operated by Open Arms was denied permission to dock at ports in Italy and Malta. The refugees were rescued from near the Libyan coast

Over 50 people, including 30 police personnel, were injured in clashes as protesters blocked the road with the slogan ‘Bring down the regime”

The far-right party, Vox, won 12 seats in Spain’s most populous province and will play a key role in determining the next government. The party is known for its anti-immigrant, xenophobic and centralist slogans

The closure of the plants will lead to the loss of almost 700 jobs. The US- based Aluminium giant, Alcoa, had a notorious track record all of violating workers’ rights across the world.