Groundforce

Groundforce is a ground handling services company owned by the Globalia group. It provides services at 12 Spanish airports. The company is currently newsworthy due to ongoing labor disputes leading to strikes. Unions including UGT, FSC-CC OO, and USO have called for an indefinite strike with partial stoppages at major airports like Barajas (Madrid) and El Prat (Barcelona) and others. These strikes are primarily driven by disagreements over salary adjustments. The strikes have already caused delays, with reports of delays ranging from 40 to 70 minutes at some of the larger airports. The timing of the strikes, coinciding with the Easter holiday period, is significant as it impacts a high volume of travelers and has the potential to cause widespread disruption at Spanish airports.