Since 25 August, Airbus employees in Spain have been on an "indefinite" strike due to deteriorating living and working conditions, after rejecting — in a referendum — an initial agreement negotiated between the unions and company management. This strike is in sharp contrast to previous mobilisations. First, it unfolds against a backdrop of intensifying class struggle in Spain, driven primarily by low wages, job insecurity, the rising cost of living, and deteriorating working conditions.