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What it is

Proposal to jail those who coerce workers during strikes

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 20 May 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Official title: Organic Private member's bill amending the Penal Code for the protection of the right to work.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000192· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill, introduced by the VOX parliamentary group, wants to make it a crime again to coerce people into starting or continuing a strike. It recalls that in 2021 section 3 of Article 315 of the Criminal Code, which punished that conduct, was repealed, and it claims that violence at picket lines has grown since then.
  2. The bill would reintroduce section 3 into Article 315 of the Criminal Code. Anyone who, acting in a group or in agreement with others, coerces people into starting or continuing a strike could face two to four and a half years in prison or a fine of eighteen to twenty-four months.
  3. The rule is issued under the State's exclusive power over criminal legislation, has the rank of an organic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes., and would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • Workers who do not want to join a strike: They would regain criminal protection against anyone trying to coerce them into not working.
  • Strike pickets: They could face prison or a fine if they coerce other people into starting or continuing a strike.
  • Unions and strike organizers: They would need to make sure that information about the strike does not turn into coercion, since that conduct would be a crime.

Words worth knowing

Piquete
A group of people who, during a strike, inform or pressure workers at a workplace to join the stoppage.
Ley orgánica
Organic law: a type of Spanish law reserved for major matters, such as fundamental rights or the Criminal Code, requiring a special vote in Congress.
Coacción
Coercion: forcing someone, through violence or intimidation, to do something they do not want to do.
Mutación constitucional
A change in the meaning of the Constitution through interpretations and practices, without formally amending its text.
organic law
A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced20 May 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 May 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sept 202611. 20 May 2025: Presentación22. 27 May 2025: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 27/05/2025 hasta 30/05/202533. 27 May 2025: Calificación44. 30 May 2025: Gobierno Contestación desde 30/05/2025 hasta 05/09/202555. 5 September 2025: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 05/09/2025 hasta 06/10/202666. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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