Details Announced of Next Week's Public Sector Strike
UGT and CCOO say the walkout will press for affordable housing, higher wages and stronger protections as transport, schools and services face disruption.
- 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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This Wednesday there will be a general strike in Spain called by several unions, including CC.OO., UGT and CGT, the main organizations in number of affiliations. The protest intends to denounce the difficulties in accessing decent housing, the increase in the cost of living and the loss of purchasing power of workers, claims that, under normal conditions, should be submitted to a government but that in this case, according to PSOE number two, Ma…
It warns against pickets that end up being "intimidated against all those who want to lift the...
Decent housing, wages and the defense of public services focus demands
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