Barcelona tram strike

In Barcelona, slogans began to circulate urging people to refrain from tram usage, such as: "Be a good citizen, show your courage.

Although some authors consider the strike a spontaneous movement, others indicate that it was a result of the leftist tradition of the city, given the fact that it was later supported by militants of the CNT, FNC, FNEC [ca] and others; even the leader of the PSUC Gregorio López Raimundo [es] was arrested....When the day of the boycott arrived, on March 1, trams ran empty through the streets of the city while minor incidents took place in the markets – about three hundred people, including numerous Falangists, went down the central Via Laietana shouting: "Long live Franco!"

Faced with this insubordination, he attempted to set the Party against the population, but the Falangists refused to obey, on days three, four, and five, the dictates of their theoretical Provincial Chief.

Finally, both he and the Mayor of Barcelona, José María de Albert Despujol [es], were dismissed and the price hike was revoked.

It attributed them publicly to the actions of Communist elements, who, having failed in their armed struggle, had changed their tactics, trying to use the existing discontent of the working class in their favour.