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Spain: General strike on 29 September

23rd September 2010 A general strike in Spain on 29 September will affect flights, rail and road services.

Spanish unions will allow 20 to 40 percent of international flights to operate during a general strike on September 29 as part of a deal struck with the government Thursday.

Unions and the government brokered the deal on minimum services in the early hours to "guarantee calm during the day of the strike," Transport Secretary Jose Luis Cachfeiro told an overnight news conference.

It is the first time a Spanish government has agreed such a deal with the unions.

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