(Fwd) [60] SPANISH TRUCKERS AGREE TO END STRIKE WITHOUT GOVERN

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Date:          Wed, 19 Feb 1997 23:06:19 -0500
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Subject:       [60] SPANISH TRUCKERS AGREE TO END STRIKE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT ACCORD

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Spanish truckers agree to end strike without government accord
By CIARAN GILES

Associated Press Writer

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish truckers, whose two-week strike crippled
production at some European car manufacturers, agreed Wednesday night to end
their walkout, despite the government's refusal to give in to their demands.

Following a fifth meeting with government negotiators, strike leaders said they
were convinced an agreement could be reached in the future on tny, told some
3,500 workers the same thing.

In Portugal, Renault's plant at Palmela, south of Lisbon, had been forced to
stop production of the Clio.

One engine-parts manufacturer sidestepped the strikers by flying products by
helicopter from its plant in Santander, Spain, to the airport in that northern
city. There, they were loaded onto planes and flown to car-manufacturing
factories in England, France and Italy.

On Wednesday, two trucks were attacked by gasoline bombs outside the northern
city of Burgos, causing extensive damage. A driver also was injured when he was
hit by a rock near the northeastern town of Lodosa.

Some 300 trucks, many from France, Germany, the Netherlands and other European
countries, were lined up on the outskirts of Santander. Picketers punctured
tires and smashed windshields on many trucks.

Some strike-defying truckers managed to make deliveries as police tried to keep
roads open and provide escorts.

The strike has not seriously affected other key factories or businesses in
Spain, although there were some reports of shortages in fish and dairy products
to markets in the north.

AP-WS-02-19-97 2202EST




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