Chronology of the Maricarmen Case: From Eviction to an Unprecedented Strike Before an Election Campaign
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Never in all Spanish democratic history had there been a call for a strike at the gates of an electoral campaign
At about 9 p.m. on Wednesday, the Ateneo La Maliciosa of Madrid was full of trade unionists and activists in favor of the right to housing. They hugged, wept and dried up their tears. Shortly before the beginning of the press conference called by the Sindicato de Inquilinas, the 87-year-old woman who has sparked the struggle against the housing crisis in Spain, the outrage over her eviction and the subsequent rejection by the majority of the rig…
"The eviction and death of Maricarmen and the suicides of Olga Matute and Javi in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat have been drops that have filled a glass that had been overflowing for too long," writes Arantxa Tirado. The entry Towards the general strike for housing and beyond was first published on lamarea.com.
November 11, 2026 is the day chosen to call a general strike for housing. This was announced this Wednesday evening by representatives of labor unions (CCOO, UGT, CGT, IAC, CO.BAS) and housing unions and platforms (PAH and the Tenants' Union) at a press conference in Barcelona. The demands are clear: salary increases and reductions in the price of renting and buying a home.
The eviction of the 87-year-old woman sparked a wave of protests. Unions defend the legality of the 24-hour general stoppage on November 11
Trade unions and tenant organisations are demanding more than higher wages: Why the housing crisis before the new election is putting the whole country in turmoil.
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