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Housing costs and wages drive Spain’s first general strike in 14 years

Spain’s first national general strike in 14 years targeted unaffordable housing and low wages. It followed the September eviction of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal after her €500 monthly rent rose fivefold. The youth council says solo rent would consume 98.7% of a young person’s salary.