Spain: General strike over housing costs before national election

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A general strike in Spain disrupted businesses and public transportation as workers protested housing costs, wages, and prices. The government is seeking to use the issue ahead of a national election later this month, and the walkout was Spain's first general strike in 14 years.

Millions of Spanish workers shut down businesses and public transportation in a protest on Wednesday over housing costs that the government hopes to leverage before a national election later this month. The walkout — under the slogan “Salaries. Housing. Prices.” — was the first general strike in Spain in 14 years.