Dep. Legal A PM 42-2025 - 140 - 2004 - ISSN - ISSN 3015-1309 2488-1686
Mallorca • No. 2087 • 3 - 9 July 2025
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A reluctant deal THE major Mallorca hotel strike, previously set for July 10, was called off after hotel workers were able to reach an agreement with their bosses for a salary increase. The agreement will raise hotel workers’ salary by 6 per cent in 2025, 4 per cent in 2026, and 3.5 per cent in 2027, totalling a 13.5 per cent increase over a three-year period. More than 180,000 workers had planned to protest in July across the Balearic Isles. The measure was carried out with the CCOO union and was poised to affect hotels, tourist accommodations, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and catering services. The protests were also planned to block access to the Palma airport. The signing will reportedly take place next week, but there may be some cracks in the foundation. Restaurant managers have said they will not sign it, and the nightlife association has yet to comment. The hoteliers on Menorca say they will accept, but with reluctance. It is clear that hotel workers may yet have a rocky road ahead when it comes to their wages. Carsten Carlsson via
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Blazing Balearics
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Mallorca officials and citizens are taking precautions to beat the heat this summer.
THE heat in Mallorca has become impossible to ignore - with temperatures rising up to 38 degrees in the shade in the interior of the island, the summer is gearing up to be an absolute scorcher. Even the Mediterranean Sea is warming up; on the last day of June, the Sa Dragonera buoy, a device that measures the temperature of the ocean off the coast of Mallorca, detected the sea reaching 30.55 degrees, an all-time record for the month of June for that area. However, Mallorca has been quick on its feet to address the problem. Officials have released a warning of the intense
heatwave. The government of the Balearic Islands has also stepped in with preventative efforts to protect their forests from the increased risk of wildfires in the summer, prohibiting any kind of campfires in forest areas, training their first-response forest teams, and urging citizens to take precautions. Of course, the intense heat is borne of a larger problem: global warming. The island has also taken considerable measures to reduce its carbon footprint in response. Solar power and renewable energy usage is increasing on the island, and groups such
as the Balearic Association of Installers (ASINEM) are fighting hard for renewable energy to become even more widespread. Palma is in the works to create a photovoltaic park in a rural section of the Es Pil-larí area. Other additions such as the Lloseta renewable hydrogen plant have made a big step forward when it comes to providing clean fuel for buses and delivery vans, producing heat and electricity for commercial and public buildings, and supplying energy in Mallorca’s many ports. As for the common citizen, officials recom-
mend taking precautions to avoid heatstroke. Prioritise being hydrated, staying in the shade, and protecting the skin with sunscreen. The most at risk of heatstroke are small children and the elderly, so it is recommended that those caring for them should make sure they are especially protected. Most of all, it’s recommended to stay indoors, cooling rooms by keeping the shades down, staying in air-conditioned spaces, and wearing light-colored and loose-fitting clothes. And if all else fails, a quick dip in the Mediterranean is sure to help, too.
Major strikes for hotel workers may have been called off.
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