UGT y CCOO pactan convocar una huelga general por la crisis de la vivienda

The trade unions CCOO and UGT have agreed to call for a nationwide 24-hour strike this autumn to demand decent wages and secure access to decent housing, following the rejection of housing real decrees in the Spanish Congress of Deputies last Friday. In a joint statement, the two unions outlined their decision to integrate labor concerns into social mobilizations, in coordination with tenant movements and neighborhood associations.

The exact date for the 24-hour work stoppage is to be determined jointly with these social platforms and the Union of Renters, with the goal of mobilizing working people to support this general strike for the right to housing and fair wages to pay for it. Demonstrations over the weekend highlighted the strength of this demand, and the response must be built by all organizations that support it, argue the unions.

The protest is framed within their demands for the VI Employment and Collective Bargaining Agreement (AENC) - where they propose salary increases of 4% to 7% with review clauses - and their Decalogue for the Right to Housing, which calls for a social pact, limitations on rentals, creation of a permanent public housing stock, and effective implementation of the Housing Right Law in all territories.

Through this call, CCOO and UGT are reaching out to both business organizations to allow collective bargaining and ensure fair remuneration covering basic needs, as well as public administrations with competence in this matter to effectively apply housing rights legislation.