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Spain: General strike over housing crisis
Across Spain workers have launched a general strike over soaring rents and a housing shortage. The strike, the first in 14 years, is a key issue ahead of the November 29 elections.
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First item: 11 November 2026Last update: 11 November 2026, 19:48
How outlets tell it
Al JazeeraAl Jazeera highlights that the strike disrupted public transport and industries, with demands for housing reform ahead of the elections.
DWDW points out that workers across nearly all sectors joined the strike due to soaring rents and the housing crisis.
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Timeline
11 November 2026
- Spain: Housing crisis prompts general strikeDW
- Spanish workers stage huge general strike, first in 14 years, angry over housing
scmp.com - Spain’s first general strike in 14 years beginsAl Jazeera
- Spain roiled by first general strike in 14 years
Financial Times - Spain, today the first general strike in 14 years (at 18 days from the elections). But it is not against the government
Corriere della SeraOriginal headline: Spagna, oggi il primo sciopero generale in 14 anni (a 18 giorni dalle elezioni). Ma non è contro il governo - General strike in Spain: picchetti throughout the country, 27 arrested. The protesters burst into public TV studiesIl Fatto QuotidianoOriginal headline: Sciopero generale in Spagna: picchetti in tutto il Paese, 27 arrestati. I manifestanti irrompono negli studi della tv pubblica
- Millions join Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest at rising housing costsThe Guardian
- Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 yearsBBC News
- Workers in Spain Stage a General Strike for the First Time in 14 Years
New York Times - ‘It’s just too expensive’: Housing and wages at the heart of Spain’s strikeAl Jazeera
- General strike in Spain, millions of citizens in the squareSky Tg24Original headline: Sciopero generale in Spagna, milioni di cittadini in piazza
- Spain faces nationwide protests over soaring housing costsAl Jazeera
- Spain, four million in the square against the car-house. It is the first general strike in the country since 2012Il MessaggeroOriginal headline: Spagna, quattro milioni in piazza contro il caro-casa. È il primo sciopero generale nel Paese dal 2012