Millions of Spaniards stage first general strike in 14 years as anger rages over housing
Verified: 36 outlets in 25 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Spain.
Madrid, Spain Reuters — Four million Spanish workers took part in a general strike on Wednesday, unions said, enduring stormy weather to set up picket lines in a protest against the country’s housing affordability crisis less than three weeks before a snap general election. It is the first general strike since workers downed tools in 2012 …
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
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 minSpain’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 12, 6:00 AM UTC+22 hViolence follows mass general strike in Spain - ABC listenabc.net.au (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 7:23 AM UTC+23 hSpain grinds to a halt in first general strike in 14 yearseuronews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 10:21 AM UTC+26 h· you’re reading thisMillions of Spaniards stage first general strike in 14 years as anger rages over housingegyptindependent.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:26 AM UTC+27 hMillions Join Spain Housing Strike, Scores Arrested in Clashesenglish.aawsat.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Spanish general strike over housing, and none conflicts with Report 1's facts.
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