In Spain, unions have agreed to hold a 24-hour general strike in November over the housing crisis

The general strike due to the housing crisis will take place in Spain on November 11 and will last 24 hours. This was reported by a representative of the tenants’ union (Sindicato de Inquilinas), the main organizer of a tent camp in the center of Madrid, writes sb.by.

Mass protests over the housing crisis began in Madrid after the resonant eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal. After one of the demonstrations, participants set up a tent camp in Puerta del Sol Square, which later became the center of the protest movement.

“The country’s major trade unions CCOO [Trade Union Confederation of Spanish Workers’ Commissions] and UGT [General Workers’ Union], as well as the main representatives of our tent camp, have agreed to hold a strike on November 11,” the tenants’ union said.

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