Spain's Immigration Officers Call Off Strike After Deal to Address Workload Surge

A planned strike by immigration officers across Spain has been called off after union leaders and the government reached an agreement to address mounting concerns over workload spikes from a newly enacted migrant amnesty program. Unions advocating for the officers’ grievances confirmed on Thursday that the deal includes a 10–18% salary increase and the hiring of 700 additional personnel within immigration offices. The strike had been scheduled to begin next week. The primary source of tension wa