SPANISH UNIONS CALL GENERAL STRIKE FOR NOVEMBER 11, WEEKS BEFORE SNAP ELECTION

Trade unions in Spain on Wednesday announced a ‌nationwide general strike over housing issues for November 11, a protest that will take place a few weeks before a snap election in which rising rents and evictions have become campaign topics.

The country's two largest unions, ​UGT and CCOO, said they had agreed on the date, although it still ​needs to be formally ratified by other unions in a meeting later ⁠on Wednesday. It will be the first general strike jointly backed by Spain's two ​largest unions in 14 years.

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