The General Secretary of the UGT union, Pepe Álvarez, warned the Spanish government this Thursday that they "will not sign any more agreements" if it does not fulfill its commitments to modify the timekeeping system and prevent the absorption and offsetting of bonuses for those earning the minimum wage (SMI). At a breakfast briefing to present UGT's proposals for the new year, Álvarez asserted that the approval of the decree reforming the timekeeping system is "absolutely a priority." He warned that he will not sign any agreements with the government "if it does not comply" and bring this legislation, which he said is currently "shelved," to the Council of Ministers. "There are hundreds of thousands of people who are being abused in relation to their working hours," he emphasized.

The majority unions, CCOO and UGT, mobilized this Wednesday in the last attempt to prevent the Popular Party (PP), Vox, and Junts from completely defeating the processing in Congress of the bill to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours a week. They did so with a series of calls throughout the State this morning and a protest in the afternoon in the Plaza de las Corts in Madrid, next to the Spanish lower house. If there is no last-minute change, the votes against these three parties will block the measure. Even so, the union organizations have made it clear that this will not make them give in and that the flagship proposal of the second vice president of the Spanish government, Yolanda Díaz, will end up being approved this term.