The general secretary of CCOO, Unai Sordo, warned this Monday that the trade union will maintain in the coming months an "itinerary of mobilization" and a "tension in the street" that will last until the general elections on November 29. He directly attributed this early call to the "blockage" that, in his opinion, is occurring in the Congress of Deputies.
Sordo emphasized that "during this period of time, until the general elections, CCOO will continue in its strategy and in its attitude of demanding better salaries, of demanding strong measures on housing and measures that contain the price inflation caused by Trump's wars in the world," making it clear that the union will not reduce its pressure.
In coherence with this stance, the leader confirmed that the central will maintain social pressure during the pre-campaign. "Therefore, we must continue with an itinerary of mobilization, of tension in the street as we had announced regarding salaries and regarding housing measures, and that will be the path of CCOO in the coming months," he insisted, emphasizing that the protests will continue to focus on purchasing power and housing.
When analyzing the reasons for the electoral advance announced by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the top official of CCOO associated it "obviously" with the "blockage that is occurring in the Congress of Deputies regarding important norms and laws," and cited as an example the recent failure of two royal decree laws on housing last week, which did not receive sufficient support.
In this context, he emphasized that "when there is a blockage in Parliament, in the Cortes Generales, those who suffer the most from these blockages are the people who most need politics," referring to the evicted, those who cannot make ends meet, or those who require measures to contain the price escalation, and warning of the social consequences of legislative paralysis.
Finally, Sordo sent a direct message to the citizens to come out en masse to vote on November 29. He announced that CCOO will promote participation at the polls as a "fundamental democratic right" aimed at "reinforcing political majorities that look to the rights of the working class and the most vulnerable classes" and thus avoid "a permanent blockage in Congress," which, he reiterated, particularly harms the most fragile sectors.