Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Millions of people across Spain have joined the country’s first general strike in 14 years, setting up picket lines to protest against soaring housing prices before an election in which the far right could be catapulted into power. At the centre of Wednesday’s nationwide 24-hour stoppage, singularly backed by the country’s largest unions as well as tenants’ associations, is a pushback against Spain’s deepening housing crisis. … Many schools and universities were reportedly closed or working at minimal capacity. In Madrid, the labour action added to an ongoing strike by teachers that began nearly a month ago to demand better working conditions. In Barcelona, workers set up roadblocks – some with burning tyres – as public transport came to a near-standstill. In Madrid, scuffles broke out between picketers and police near the country’s main wholesale market, while demonstrators dragged large recycling bins on to the streets to block traffic.” (11/11/26)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/11/spain-general-strike-housing-costs