Representatives of UGT, CCOO, CGT, CO.BAS, Solidaridad Obrera and the Confederation of Tenants' Unions (CSI) are meeting this Wednesday night in Madrid to finalize the details of the general strike for the right to housing, wages, and the cost of living.
The meeting has begun at the Ateneo La Maliciosa, in the Arganzuela district, and it is expected that the organizations will appear together at 21:00 hours to inform about the agreements reached and specify the terms of the call.
Among the participants are Alicia del Río, spokesperson for the Tenants' Union of Madrid and the Confederation of Tenants' Unions; Paloma López, general secretary of CCOO of Madrid; Miguel Fadrique, general secretary of CGT; Andrea Zayas, from the state leadership of CO.BAS; Álvaro Ferreira, secretary of Social Action of Solidaridad Obrera, and Andrés Orta, secretary of Organization of UGT.
A call linked to the housing crisis
The strike is proposed in a context of increasing mobilization due to the rise in housing and rental prices, following the protests that have taken place in recent weeks and the encampment that continues at Puerta del Sol.
The Tenants' Union had proposed November 11 as the date for the strike, a proposal that has received support from UGT and CGT and that was pending to be finalized together with the rest of the organizations.
CCOO and UGT announced this Tuesday their intention to call for a 24-hour general strike during the autumn to demand sufficient wages to cope with the cost of housing. The mobilization thus joins the protests driven by tenant organizations and other social groups.
The call comes, in addition, a few weeks before the general elections on November 29, although the organizations have framed the mobilization around the conditions for access to housing, the evolution of wages, and the cost of living.