Spain’s general strike puts housing crisis at centre of upcoming elections
Verified: 5 outlets in 5 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Spain.
For the first time in 14 years, millions of Spanish workers are striking across the country Wednesday to demand action on a major housing crisis and the rising cost of living. The expected disruptions to public transport and the widespread closure of businesses come less than three weeks before a snap election that could bring the far right to power.
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1 outlet from Spain, where the story is: El País · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:27 AM UTCFirst reportWorkers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years in anger over housingnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 11, 8:43 AM UTC+15 min· you’re reading thisSpain’s general strike puts housing crisis at centre of upcoming electionsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:55 AM UTC+27 minSpain’s first general strike in 14 years brings clashing social and political desires to the forethehindu.com ↗
- Nov 11, 9:17 AM UTC+50 minSpain: Housing crisis prompts general strikedw.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:17 AM UTC · +50 min
- Nov 11, 9:56 AM UTC+1 hSpain’s unions call the first general strike in 14 yearsenglish.elpais.com ↗
[Claude] Both other reports describe the same Spanish general strike over housing ahead of the November 29 election, with no conflicting facts.
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1h agoSpain’s general strike puts housing crisis at centre of upcoming elections For the first time in 14 years, millions of Spanish workers are striking across the country Wednesday to demand action on a major housing crisis and the rising cost of living. The expected disruptions to public transport and the widespread closure of businesses come less than three weeks before a snap election that could bring the far right to power.
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