Spain Faces 24-Hour General Strike Over Housing Crisis
Unions say the 24-hour walkout could disrupt transport, schools and businesses as they press for lower rents and stronger tenant protections.
- 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.
307 Articles
307 Articles
Spain is holding its first nationwide general strike in 14 years on Wednesday. Workers and activists are demanding the government reduce rents and address the housing crisis. The strike comes amid growing support for right-wing parties ahead of elections.
The motives for the workers' show of force have been questioned because the left-wing government has already called new elections.
The worsening situation on the housing market is bringing more and more Spaniards into need. With a general strike, they are blowing up their anger. The response to the call of the trade unions is enormous.
The trade unions call on the Spanish to stop working on Wednesday in order to demand measures in the face of the upsurge of rents and the deterioration of purchasing power, a movement which takes place less than three weeks from the early legislatures.
General strike in Spain, just before early elections The post Spain: General strike in the country, the first in 14 years appeared first on in.gr.
The mobilization has an unusual origin: it did not start from the major trade unions or from a specific labour conflict, but from a social movement against the housing crisis, which eventually won the support of the trade unions.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
