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SearchThe unions are proposing a 24-hour walkout this autumn to demand the right to housing and wages that make it affordable. The call still needs to be ratified and has no final date.
UGT and CC OO have agreed to call a 24-hour general strike this autumn to demand measures that make housing more accessible and wages that enable people to afford it. The agreement, announced by the unions, still needs to be ratified by their highest governing bodies and does not set a specific day for the strike.
The date will be decided with social organizations and the Tenants’ Union, according to the unions’ joint statement. The call is being planned ahead of the general election scheduled for November 29, although the unions have not announced a final timetable.
UGT and CC OO link the cost of housing to workers’ economic conditions. In their statement, they argue that wages should make this basic good accessible and call on public authorities with housing powers and business organizations to take responsibility.
The proposal combines street mobilization with collective bargaining. The unions mention unblocking collective agreements and renewing the Agreement for Employment and Collective Bargaining (AENC). Their housing proposals include expanding the stock of protected public housing, limiting rental prices, and applying the Law on the Right to Housing in the different territories.
These measures are union demands: the announcement of the strike does not mean that they have been approved or that an agreement exists with public authorities or businesses to implement them.
The agreement comes after the weekend’s demonstrations and Parliament’s rejection of two housing-related decrees, according to published reports. UGT and CC OO had announced that they would consult their governing bodies on how to join the protest; they have now taken the step of agreeing to a strike, but both internal ratification and the date and organizational details remain to be confirmed.
The Tenants’ Union has welcomed the unions’ support and called for broader participation by trade unions and social movements. It has also said that the demands and the timetable for mobilization still need to be finalized.
Therefore, the announcement describes an agreed call, not a strike that has already been ratified and scheduled. The information available also does not detail its effects on businesses, workplaces, or specific services: those aspects will depend on the call and on information published later.
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