By Víctor Climent Sanjuán The end of the Franco dictatorship profoundly changed labour relations in Spain. Under Franco, trade unions were wholly authoritarian, and there was only one permitted union, the Spanish Syndical Organisation or “Sindicato Vertical”. But after Franco’s death in 1975 and the subsequent transition to democracy, trade…
Workers across Spain held a general strike over housing costs, with The Irish Times and DW reporting that the action spread across industries. Al Jazeera said the stoppage disrupted public transport and industry, while The Guardian described it as a 24-hour strike with high participation across sectors. The Guardian reported that millions joined, but CNBC and Anadolu Agency reported tensions or clashes without giving a shared participation figure or a detailed account of those incidents.
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