Spanish truckers strike again over rising cost of living

STORY: Spanish truckers strike again over rising cost of living DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of demonstration in Madrid 2. various of the strike 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): RAQUEL SANCHEZ, Spanish Transport Minister STORYLINE: Truck drivers in Spain began an indefinite strike on Monday against the rising cost of living. The labor action, their second this year, is organized by the unofficial Platform for the Defense of the Transport Sector. Back in March and April, the country's truckers staged a 20-day strike, which caused major problems in the national supply chains. The Platform, which brings together self-employed drivers and small freight companies, does not have the support of major haulage firms or Spain's two largest unions, the General Union of Workers (UGT) and the Workers' Commissions (CC.OO). The demonstration kicked off in the center of Madrid, with many drivers parking their vehicles close to Atletico Madrid's Metropolitano S