CC.OO. and UGT have decided to support the general strike over housing called for 11 November by the Sindicato de Inquilinas, ABC reported. It would be Spain's first general strike in fourteen years and comes only weeks before a general election.
The closeness of the vote, and the refusal of CSIF and USO to take part — both of which detect political connotations in the call — have called its timing into question, according to ABC.
Access to housing is one of Spain's most serious problems, ABC wrote, and warrants policies able to raise supply and provide legal certainty.
"General strikes are habitually called against governments. In this case it is called against the opposition," said María Jesús Montero, described by ABC as the chief strategist of Pedro Sánchez's campaign.
The stoppage is set for two days before the formal start of the campaign for the 29 November elections, ABC noted.
In ABC's assessment, a general strike aimed at parliamentary decisions distorts an instrument conceived for defending labour interests, and the unions' credibility requires independence.