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Víctor Climent Sanjuán – The History of General Strikes in Spain

Summary by Brave New Europe
Spanish general strikes in the post-Franco era have been about regressive labour reforms and slashing wages – this one stands out as the first about a broader social issue, namely housing. Víctor Climent Sanjuán is a professor of sociology at the University of Barcelona. Cross-posted from The Conversation (original in Spanish) The end of the Franco regime brought profound changes to labor relations in Spain, shifting from a strictly authoritari…

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"Maricarmen's flat? It's still empty. The company was waiting for the family to come and take the things that might be left... but they haven't yet...

·Madrid, Spain
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The story of Maricarmen Abascal galvanized protects over soaring rents, evictions and the growing shortage of affordable homes

·New York, United States
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As long as housing is treated primarily as an investment product, economic growth is not enough to ensure decent living conditions.

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On Wednesday, the region of El Bierzo (León) is going through a day of general strike called by the unions UGT and Comisiones Obreras to demand wage improvements, to stop the cost of living and to demand solutions to the difficulties of access to housing.The mobilization seeks to highlight the delicate economic and social situation in the area, which has the support of the company committees of Roldán, Teleperformance and LM.The main demands are…

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There was picket at the entrance to the plains, but in the end the workers accessed their posts as in the Ge Vernova factory. In the Bayo there is normality in the main Tvitec industry, as well as other companies in the region like Cosmos. The cafeterias opened as a normal day or so. Fele talks about normalcy and CC OO strike without incident.

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Brave New Europe broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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