Madrid, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Spanish unions call Nov 11 general strike over housing, wages

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2026-10-07

Spain's main unions on Wednesday called a general strike for November 11 with the aim of ratcheting up pressure over housing and wages before a snap general election. A chronic housing crisis has dominated Spanish politics since last month's eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Madrid pensioner from her life-long home, which sparked nationwide protests. Abascal died on Wednesday. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government had p......

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