Spain’s housing crunch erupted into two surprise moves: a snap election and a first‑ever general strike slated for 11 November.
- Protests over unaffordable homes swept the country, prompting union leaders Unai Sordo (CC OO) and Pepe Álvarez (UGT) to act.
- Both veterans – Sordo, 54, from Barakaldo, and Álvarez, 70, from Asturias – announced their unions would lead the strike, joining tenant groups and regional unions.
- The strike aims to spotlight housing access, not traditional labour demands, and follows the high‑profile eviction of 87‑year‑old Maricarmen in Madrid, which ignited public outrage.
Organisers hope the November action will pressure policymakers before the upcoming vote.