Photos: Iberia Airline workers strike in Spain
February 18, 2013
A member of the Spanish Airline Iberia carries a model plane during a protest against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Spanish Airline Iberia staff walk near the highway as they protest against job cuts outside Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Riot Police make a cordon during a protest of Spanish Airline Iberia staff against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
An Iberia airline worker reacts as she is pushed away by Spanish riot police officers during a strike at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Spanish riot police officers remove an Iberia airline worker from Terminal 4 at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Iberia airline workers shout slogans during a protest at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
An Iberia airline worker holds a Spanish flag next to British Airways and Iberia airline counters during a protest at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Spanish Airline Iberia hold a sign and staff protest against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Policemen arrest a Spanish Airline Iberia worker during a protest against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
An Iberia worker is arrested by Spanish riot police officers during clashes at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
A member of the Spanish Airline Iberia pushes through a police cordon during a protest against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
An Iberia airline worker shouts slogans at Spanish riot police officers during a protest at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Riot police pull at a worker protesting from Spanish Airline Iberia during a rally against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Passengers sit on the floor as they wait for help after more than 80 Iberia flights were cancelled due to a strike, at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Spanish riot police officers stand guard at a British Airways check-in counter as Iberian workers (not pictured) protest in front of them during a strike at Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga, southern Spain February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Men look at Iberia planes parked on the tarmac at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia will begin a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Iberia airline workers, on a strike, carry cardboard cutouts depicting coffins as they march towards Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Iberia workers take part in a march towards Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Riot police officers stand guard at a Vueling check-in desk as a traveller walks past during a protest by Iberia's workers at Terminal 1 of Barcelona's airport, February 18, 2013. Dozens of Iberia flights were canceled on Monday as workers at the loss-making Spanish flag carrier began a five-day strike over job cuts that is expected to cost the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros in lost business. REUTERS/Albert Gea
An Iberia worker is removed by Spanish riot police officers during clashes at Terminal 4 of Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
An Iberia worker is handcuffed by Spanish riot police officers during clashes at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at Madrid's Barajas airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Iberia workers clash with Spanish riot police officers at Terminal 4 of Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
An Iberia worker is removed by Spanish riot police officers during clashes at Terminal 4 of Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Workers at loss-making Spanish flag carrier Iberia began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding over 1,000 flights and costing the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Spanish riot police officers stand at Iberia's check-in area at Terminal 4 of Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at Madrid's Barajas airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Vueling Airlines stewardesses pull their suitcases as they leave the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport during a strike of Iberia workers in Malaga, southern Spain February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at Madrid's Barajas airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A man walks past empty baggage conveyors at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain Monday Feb. 18, 2013. Workers at Iberia airlines begin the first of 15 days of strikes to protest the company's plan to cut almost a fifth of its workforce. The pilots union is yet to decide if it will join the stoppage. International Airlines Group, which includes British Airways and Iberia, has said the Spanish airline is fighting to survive. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A long line of taxis wait for passengers at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain, Monday Feb. 18, 2013. Flights were disrupted Monday as workers at Iberia airlines began the first of 15-days of strikes to protest the company's plan to cut almost a fifth of its workforce. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A picture taken on February 18, 2013 shows planes of Spanish airline Iberia parked on the tarmac of Madrid-Barajas airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, as Iberia workers launched a five-day strike against job cuts. Iberia's cabin crew, ground staff and maintenance workers are striking from Monday to Friday in the first of a series of three five-day strikes to protest plans to axe 3,800 jobs. PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images
Maria Francisca Sanchez, who has been working for Iberia airlines for 27 years, cries during a protest at Madrid's Barajas airport February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. The pin on Sanchez's hat reads, "Let's save Iberia". REUTERS/Susana Vera
Staff from Spanish Airline Iberia hold flags and gather in protest against job cuts at Barajas Airport on February 18, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Today is the first of a five day strike held by Iberia cabin crew, maintenance workers and ground staff in response to the planned loss of 3,800 jobs. The strike has resulted in the airline having to cancel 400 flights this week with unions planning a further five day strikes within a month. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Iberia workers protest during a strike at Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga, southern Spain February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at Madrid's Barajas airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. The banner reads, "No to layoffs in Iberia. Stop the British colonization", and the sign reads, "28 years of protecting Iberia's policies, and now B.A. (British Airways)". REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Police baton charge Iberia workers outside Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain Monday Feb. 18, 2013, as ground staff and cabin crews for Spain's Iberia begin 15-days of strikes to protest plans to lay off 3,800 staff. The company, which is looking to cut jobs after it reported substantial losses last year, says the stoppages will lead to more than 1,200 flight cancellations over the next three weeks. The government has called on the company and unions to reach an agreement and end the strike. Banner reads ' Asetma (a trade union) against the dismantling of Iberia' (AP Photo/Paul White)
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