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Spain Paralyzed by General Strike

Spanish unions are holding a general strike on Thursday to protest against new legislation which makes it easier and cheaper for companies to fire employees.

Road, rail and air transport are all due to be affected, with domestic and European flights cut to a fraction of their usual volume.

The strike poses the first challenge for Mariano Rajoy's conservative government and comes a day before he presents measures for saving tens of billions of euros.

The new legislation, approved in February, also reduces maximum severance pay to 33 days' salary for each year worked, compared with the current 45 days.

The government insists the reforms will create a more flexible system for businesses and workers, in a country with a stagnant economy that needs to start creating jobs.

A friend of mine who was flying over because her dad had passed away was held up for hours which I thought was disusting considering all that she was trying to deal with already.