The trade unions CC OO and UGT officially announced this Monday a general strike in Spain, a measure not carried out since 14 years ago.
The announcement was published on the front page of the newspaper El País, whose full article reports the decision made by both labor organizations. According to content available on their website, the organizations have decided to call for a massive strike to protest what they consider a structural wage crisis facing rising housing costs.
In statements cited by El País, CC OO and UGT expressed their demand for 'massive' monitoring of unemployment, highlighting that this phenomenon will affect unevenly across regions due to the variability of the impact of the housing crisis in different areas of the country.
The unions indicate that they expect significant mobilization during peak afternoon hours. This action is presented as a direct attempt to sanction what they see as a substantial loss of workers' purchasing power amid excessive price increases on the real estate market.