MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Spanish truck drivers began a national strike on Friday to protest rising fuel prices, joining the country's fishermen, which began industrial action May 30.
Spokesman for the organizing group, 'Platform for Defence of the Merchandise Transportation Sector,' Antonio Llano, told Thomson Financial News that the strike is indefinite and could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain.
Spain's National Transport Association Federation, Fenadismer, has also called for a transport strike starting on Sunday at midnight.
In a statement on Fenadismer's web site, it said 'after a meeting Friday with the Public Works Ministry, the government has failed to offer emergency measures against the sector crisis. The National Transport Strike will begin Sunday.'
The group's general manager will hold meetings with the Economy and Labour Ministries on Monday, it added.
Similar strikes have also been organized across Europe.
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