Spain Faces 24-Hour General Strike Over Housing Crisis
UGT and CCOO said the walkout had 90% participation in automotive and port sectors as workers pressed for stronger rent protections and anti-speculation measures.
- 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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Spain witnessed its first general strike in 14 years on Wednesday, paralyzing much of the country. Weeks before snap parliamentary elections, people responded to a call by the two largest unions, UGT and CCOO, as well as other workers' and tenants' associations, for a mass protest against the housing shortage.
Ranges, arrests and obstacles in traffic: The strike for affordable housing strikes Spain shortly before a new election. The actual size of the participation is assessed differently.
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volksfreund.deRanges, arrests and obstacles in traffic: The strike for affordable housing strikes Spain shortly before a new election. The actual size of the participation is assessed differently.
For the first time in 14 years, a general strike has paralyzed large parts of Spain. The anger about rising rents and evictions drove the people to strike posts on Wednesday, even in extremely stormy weather.
Trade unions demand a massive mobilization, three weeks before early elections convened after the failure of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to adopt measures against the real estate crisisThe participation in the first general strike in Spain since 2012 is "very important" Wednesday in certain sectors, have claimed the unions, who intend to defend the access to housing and the purchasing power, less than three weeks from the legislative of 29 Nove…
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