Housing crisis in Spain | »Off to the general strike!«

The demonstrators for stricter laws to protect tenants are demanding “on a general strike” on the banner. Photo: Andrea Comas/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Madrid.  The major Spanish trade union confederations have announced a general strike ahead of the new parliamentary elections scheduled for November 29th because of the housing crisis. “For a decent wage, for a roof over our heads and for prices to stop crushing us,” wrote the CCOO on the X platform. “We know that struggle and organization are the only way. Therefore… let’s go on a general strike!” added the largest trade union federation. 

The UGT emphasized that the unions would link the problem of high living costs with the mass movement for affordable housing. “The wages are not enough to pay for housing and compensate for inflation,” criticized the UGT. An exact date for the one-day general strike will be set at a later date, both associations said. 

Spain's left-wing head of government Pedro Sánchez had previously called new elections after his government's decrees for more tenant protection failed to receive a majority in parliament. Since 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal was forcibly removed by the police from her apartment in Madrid, where she had lived for 70 years, almost two weeks ago, tens of thousands have been demonstrating across the country against high rents, a lack of housing and inadequate protection against evictions. The tenants' association had repeatedly called for a general strike.   dpa/nd

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