La Central opened a new location this Tuesday at 314 Carrer Consell de Cent in Barcelona, a peaceful area nestled amidst the hustle and bustle of the Eixample district and just minutes from Passeig de Gràcia. Already present in the Raval district, with the store on Carrer Elisabets, and on the other side of the Eixample district, on Carrer Mallorca, the new location is the third establishment in the city for the bookstore owned by the Italian group Feltrinelli.

The union section of the Barcelona Central bookstores denounced this Thursday "the regression of labor rights" suffered by the workforce and protested "against the company's imposition" of making them work on Sundays. In a protest in front of the new bookstore on Consell de Cent street, which will open its doors soon, the workers have explained that the company will force them to work on Sundays, "taking advantage of the pacified areas as spaces of economic opportunity." The workers fear that this decision "will also be exported to other La Central stores" and, at the same time, set a precedent for other bookstores. "We know it will pressure other bookstores in the Barcelona ecosystem to open on Sundays. La Central has made a fortune selling alternative books, talking about the right to the city and housing, and often adopting anti-capitalist rhetoric. Sunday opening is the ultimate example of gentrification in the city. It goes against the city model we want." According to the union, the company "has refused to negotiate or sit down to discuss these changes in working conditions."