Unions are now threatening to extend the strike to the lucrative Easter Week, which they had previously said would be off limits.
CNN: Workers at Spain's Iberia airline step up strike action
It's Easter week, which this year falls on March 25-31, that's tricky.
During the Easter week, Belfast City Hall will display 250 Titanic artefacts never seen before in Northern Ireland, which will be auctioned in England immediately after the festival.
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"There could be a strike during Easter Week and there could be an indefinite strike every Monday and Friday, " Manuel Atienza, of the General Workers Union (UGT), told CNN on Monday.
CNN: Workers at Spain's Iberia airline step up strike action
The Iberia spokesman, who by custom is not named, said just the threat of an Easter Week strike could cause flight and hotel cancellations in Spain's key tourism sector, which is already suffering from the nation's recession and economic crisis.
CNN: Workers at Spain's Iberia airline step up strike action
If one of his amendments is carried, the government will have the three-week Easter holiday, in which to respond, and possibly offer its own solution.
Shoshanna McCollum, a writer who has lived full-time on the island since 1996, said her home flooded for the sixth time since Sandy when a nor'easter struck last week.
However, as several analysts pointed out at the time, Easter being a week early this year had no doubt moved a good portion of what would have been April sales into March, particularly for clothing retailers.
It is the most solemn season in the Church calendar that ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
In fact, some retailers are cautioning that the timing of the Easter holiday, a week ahead this year, will hurt April sales.
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And the week after Easter is rather special for Dr George Carey too, it's the 10th anniversary of the date he took over as Archbishop of Canterbury, ten years, Leader of the Anglican Church world-wide as well of course.
Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are arriving in Rome to attend ceremonies during the holy week ahead of Easter.
She said she was concerned that children would be at increased risk when they return to school this week following the Easter holiday.
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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to face questions about the matter this week from lawmakers in Parliament, which reconvened Monday after a nearly three-week-long Easter recess.
Interestingly, as Christians and Jews celebrated Easter and Passover this past week, their commemorations prompted much public talk about the relationship between religious scripture and the role of government.
Some GP surgeries are also laying on special vaccination sessions, while children will be given the jab at schools in the outbreak area when they return next week after the Easter break.
Some investors said the lackluster demand could also be chalked up to the impending extended Easter break, which begins this week.
He's also bringing this approach to the events of Holy Week, leading up to Easter.
Less than a week away is Palm Sunday, the holiday that kicks off Holy Week, which culminates in Easter celebrations.
He will then lead six more liturgies during the week, culminating with the Easter Sunday Mass and Urbi et Orbi blessing.
The Holy Week celebrations will culminate on Easter Sunday with the pope's first "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, directed to the city of Rome and to the world.
The Holy Week services will culminate on Easter Sunday with the pope's first "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, directed to the city of Rome and to the world.
The coming week, which leads up to Easter Sunday, will be a busy one for the new pontiff, starting with Palm Sunday Mass.
The Vatican has said it wants to have the next pontiff in place for the week of services leading up to Easter Sunday on March 31.
The Vatican has said it wants to have the next pontiff in place in time for the week of services leading up to Easter Sunday on March 31.
The square overflowed with some 250, 000 pilgrims, tourists and Romans eager to join the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most important day.
The approaching Easter holiday is somewhat squelching physical demand for gold this week, said reports overnight.
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Now, they hope to vote on a budget over the weekend, or next week, which conflicts with the Passover-Easter break of the Legislature.
Under the proposed reforms, there would be a two-week fixed spring break, regardless of where Easter fell - and both A-levels and GCSEs would be moved back to April and May.
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