11-N General Strike in Spain, Last Hour Live: Demonstrations Start After Charges of Riot Control in the Gran Vía and More than 40 Detainees Throughout the Country
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The first general strike after 14 years, 18 days after the vote. For the unions in the square have dropped more than 4 million people. Police charges and dozens of arrests in Madrid. People speak of "preventive strike against the future government Feijoo." Sánchez looks for the comeback
The day of general strike called this Wednesday in defense of the right to housing, the salary improvement and the public services has been settled with disparity of valuations between the employers and the unions. While the trade union organizations have qualified the call as "success", surpassing their initial expectations, since CEOE and Cepyme have reported a situation of "normality" in most sectors, placing the follow-up as "inequal" and of…
Spain lives this Wednesday, November 11th, the first general strike in 14 years, on a day of protests against the housing crisis and the increase in the cost of living. The paralysis has already caused at least 40 arrests, hundreds of incidents and the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains. Trade unions and employers' associations have contradictory balances on membership.
The protesters' main demand is access to housing; they are also demanding decent wages and improved public services. The main organizers of the strike, the CCOO and UGT trade unions representing nearly 2 million workers in Spain, announced in a joint statement that they consider the strike a success. Spanish media, however, commented that participation is uneven, depending on the region. Transport, education, and healthcare workers are on strike…
Callers qualify the stop as “absolute success” and call to fill the streets this afternoon
Fairer wages are also among the demands
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