Details Announced of Next Week's Public Sector Strike
Train drivers and major unions are disrupting services over wages and housing costs, with Renfe warning of widespread cancellations and delays.
- Spain's two largest trade unions, UGT and CCOO, have called a nationwide 24-hour general strike for Wednesday November 11 to protest the country's severe housing crisis.
- Public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid, who had lived in her home for seven decades, exposed mounting pressure on long-term tenants amid soaring rents and gentrification.
- Widespread travel disruption is expected across Spain, potentially impacting flights, trains, and schools; this marks the first joint action by UGT and CCOO in 14 years.
- While employers must maintain minimum service levels, participation is a fundamental right; workers face salary deductions, yet according to CCOO, the "company is prohibited from monitoring your activity on that day."
- Union leaders scheduled the walkout for Wednesday November 11, occurring just two days before the official start of the election campaign, to avoid potential legal challenges as the electoral process formally begins.
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A 24-hour general strike has begun in Spain, calling on some 19 million salaried workers to stop work. Severe disruptions are expected to hit transport after unions warned of mass participation and authorities imposed minimal services for rail, air and urban transport. The strike is supported by the country's two largest unions, CCOO and UGT, as well as the CGT, CNT, Unión de Actores y Actrices, Co.bas, Intersindical and Solidaridad Obrera. It i…
The call to strike, on 11 November, for the supervision of rents and the creation of social housing is inspired by the great movements and social conquests achieved in the country by the street, analyses geographer Diego Miralles Bail, in a forum in the "World".
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In Spain, a 24-hour general strike on November 11th, demanding the right to housing and decent wages in response to rising living costs, will begin tonight with informational actions and the gathering of picket lines. The strike, which will take place in numerous cities across the country, will conclude tomorrow evening with a large march.
Spain is preparing for a general strike this Wednesday 11 November promoted by unions and tenant associations.
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