Última hora de la huelga general y la actualidad política, en directo | Los sindicatos denuncian cargas policiales contra piquetes en Madrid
Los sindicatos llaman a una huelga general por primera vez en 14 años
Spain is experiencing its first general strike in 14 years on Wednesday. The UGT and CC OO unions, among the convokers, have denounced police charges or interference with the right to strike in several locations, such as the municipal bus parking lots in Madrid's Fuencarral and Mercamadrid. The previous night, before the start of the strike, the general secretaries of CC OO and UGT called for workers' participation.
In Madrid's Puerta del Sol, days earlier, the leader of CC OO, Unai Sordo, had called for a "massive" turnout for both the strike and protests. "Housing is the great fracture of this country. I especially call on the young people to fill the streets to take the rentier crisis out of this country," he said. Meanwhile, UGT general secretary Pepe Álvarez denounced that "no salary can withstand the price of housing" and that "the strike confronts all Administrations.
We are going to make it clear to whoever governs after the 29th of September that they have to open their ears."
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