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Spanish Workers Stage General Strike Over Housing Crisis

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In Short: Spanish workers staged a general strike over the country's housing crisis, the first in 14 years.

LIVE: Spain workers strike in Madrid over the housing crisis. Associated Press

Spanish workers staged a general strike on Wednesday, the first in 14 years, protesting the country's housing crisis and ahead of snap elections.

The strike, supported by major unions, saw workers stay away from morning shifts in large numbers in heavily unionized sectors, according to CCOO, one of the unions behind the strike.

However, the participation was lower than expected, with only 20 percent of workers taking part, according to a Sigma Dos survey.

The strike's objectives were unclear, with former deputy prime minister María Jesús Montero, who leads the Socialists in Andalusia, stating that it was 'in defence of workers’ rights,' not against anyone.

However, by evening, clashes erupted in some areas of Barcelona and Madrid.

The last general strike in 2012 came under a PP government implementing austerity measures and budget cuts during the Eurozone debt crisis.

Background

What's confirmed

• Spanish workers staged a general strike on Wednesday, the first in 14 years, protesting the country's housing crisis and ahead of snap elections.
• The strike, supported by major unions, saw workers stay away from morning shifts in large numbers in heavily unionized sectors, according to CCOO, one of the unions behind the strike.
• However, the participation was lower than expected, with only 20 percent of workers taking part, according to a Sigma Dos survey.
• The strike's objectives were unclear, with former deputy prime minister María Jesús Montero, who leads the Socialists in Andalusia, stating that it was 'in defence of workers’ rights,' not against anyone.
• However, by evening, clashes erupted in some areas of Barcelona and Madrid.
• The last general strike in 2012 came under a PP government implementing austerity measures and budget cuts during the Eurozone debt crisis.

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