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Spanish workers strike over housing crisis, first in 14 years

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Millions of Spanish workers participated in a general strike, the first in 14 years, to protest the country's severe housing crisis. The strike, which caused disruptions in public transport and factories, highlights the urgent need for at least 750,000 new homes as affordability plummets. This action occurs less than three weeks before a national election that could see the far-right gain power. AI

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Spanish workers strike over housing crisis, first in 14 years

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 (AF) · Reuters ·

    Spanish workers stage huge general strike, first in 14 years, angry over housing

    Less than three weeks before a snap national election that could catapult the far-right to power, millions of Spain’s workers were striking on Wednesday to demand that the government remedy the nation’s housing crisis. They set up picket lines despite stormy weather in a mass pro…

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