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Spain Faces 24-Hour General Strike Over Housing Crisis
Unions say participation reached 90% in automotive and port sectors as workers press for rent limits, tenant protections and higher wages.
- 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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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.
·Vienna, Austria
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(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yun-kyung = Foreign media outlets including Reuters reported that Spanish workers, angered by the housing crisis, went on the deadlock on the 11th (local time) for the first time in 14 years...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Spain witnessed its first general strike in 14 years, with protesters demonstrating against the high cost of living and a deepening housing crisis.
·Tallinn, Estonia
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Leaning Left42Leaning Right37Center42Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 35% Center
Bias Distribution
- 35% of the sources lean Left, 35% of the sources are Center
35% Center
L 35%
C 35%
R 30%
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