Junts sends a warning to the Spanish government slamming the door on the reduction of the working day. Carles Puigdemont's party will present a comprehensive amendment to the draft law on the 37.5-hour week, which is expected to be approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers, as a preliminary step to its processing in the Congress of Deputies. Junts spokesperson in Congress, Míriam Nogueras, accompanied by the party's national spokesperson, Josep Rius, announced this Monday at a press conference the decision, which the executive branch has taken unanimously, despite sources familiar with the matter indicating that there has been internal debate. A move that once again the flagship measure of the second vice president and minister of laborYolanda Díaz, who has presented this bill as one of the flagship projects of her government. But why is Junts opting for the amendment? They see the law as a "frontal attack" on small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the self-employed. In any case, they are open to negotiating with the state executive on its content, although so far they regret that they have found "the door closed."

Since Junts has become decisive in Madrid, the business community has reconciled with exile and regularly parades through Waterloo to meet with former president Carles Puigdemont. Beyond Fomento (Fomento), which Josep Sánchez Llibre frequently visits, Cecot, Fecavem, UPM, and the Council of Trade Unions of Catalonia have also visited, as well as Femcat, a foundation dedicated to lobbying for the Catalan business community. Just this Friday, Pimec visited Waterloo, and Jordi Turull, Míriam Nogueras, and Albert Batet have also maintained bilateral contacts with all the employers' associations. The short-term objective of this dialogue was to stop the reduction of working hours promoted by the Spanish vice president, Yolanda Díaz, a position that until now had been bought by Puigdemont.