Picketers from workers’ and trade unions shout slogans at Atocha rail station during a 24-hour nationwide general strike in Madrid, November 14, 2012. Spanish and Portuguese workers staged the first coordinated strike across the Iberian peninsula on Wednesday, shutting down transport, grounding flights and closing schools to protest austerity measures and tax hikes. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)