Los que no hicieron huelga el 11-N pero llenaron las calles: “No podía perder un día de sueldo”
Varios manifestantes, muy enfadados por la crisis de acceso a la vivienda, explican que no secundaron el paro laboral por el castigo económico, pese a que querrían haber participado
Sergio Ruiz and his friend Carlos Medina were among the thousands of demonstrators who filled the streets of Madrid on Wednesday during the general strike. Both young men, aged 28, live with their parents in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. Ruiz, an engineer, expressed his frustration over the high cost of housing, stating that the property prices have condemned his generation.
Medina, a factory worker in a pharmaceutical company, echoed his sentiment, noting that even a salary of 35,000 euros does not suffice for purchasing a home. Despite their anger towards the housing crisis, neither of them boycotted the general strike but chose to attend the demonstration to make amends. Medina added, "I needed to go to redeem myself, to put things right."
According to the Government delegation, 120,000 people marched in Madrid despite the heavy rain (600,000 according to the Unions).
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