Did the general strike actually stop Spain, or only some of it?

Renfe says 24% of its long-distance trains were cancelled. Keep that number in mind, because staff turnout tells a different story.

The heaviest commuter cuts were reported in Madrid, at 19.63% of Cercanías trains, and Barcelona, at 22.5% of Rodalies services.

Here is the twist: Renfe's own staff count, updated that morning, is only 6.83% across the night and morning shifts. Trains were cut far more than workers stayed out.

In Extremadura, CCOO and UGT put participation at around 40% so far that morning. Set that against ASCER, the ceramic tile association, at 1.18% from provisional survey data. Two counts, same day, and the gap is huge.