The strike began with a push from Del Río’s organization, the Tenants’ Union, the group that supported Maricarmen during her eviction. Public anger over what happened to the Madrid woman ran so high that the government responded by approving decrees with housing measures, which were later rejected by the right-wing majority in Congress. That vote on Friday, October 2, led to mass demonstrations the next day, Saturday, October 3, led by the Tenants’ Union under the main slogan “toward a general strike.”
Archiv: Generalstreiks / general strikes
Wenige Wochen vor Neuwahl: Generalstreik in Spanien für bezahlbares Wohnen
Es ist der erste große Generalstreik seit 2012. Die Wohnungskrise ist seit Jahren eines der drängendsten sozialen Probleme in Spanien. Die Gewerkschaften fordern unter anderem den Bau von 1,5 Millionen Sozialwohnungen in den kommenden Jahren und ein Verbot der Zwangsräumung schutzbedürftiger Mieter.
Im September hatte die Zwangsräumung der Wohnung der 87-jährigen Maricarmen Abascal, die seit mehr als sieben Jahrzehnten in ihrer Madrider Wohnung gelebt hatte, die Debatte um bezahlbare Mieten neu entfacht. Ein Streit um von der Regierung vorgeschlagene Maßnahmen für mehr Mieterschutz führte letztlich dazu, dass Regierungschef Pedro Sánchez Neuwahlen für den 29. November ausrief.
Hunderttausende bei Generalstreik in Frankreich auf der Straße
(November 5, 2026)
Michael Strempel, ARD Paris, tagesschau, Das Erste, 05.11.2026 • 20:00 Uhr
Interior ministry says 575,000 protest across France as unions claim ‚close to 1.6 million‘
(November 5, 2026)
Nearly 1.6 million people joined protests across France on Thursday, according to the hard-left labour union, while the interior ministry put turnout at around 600,000. Protesters demanded higher wages and backed the high school protest movement, putting renewed pressure on the beleaguered government. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to meet with trade unions on Monday.
Generalstreik am 5. November 2026: Verkehr, Schulen – eine große Mobilisierung wird erwartet
Aktualisiert am 21. Oktober 2026 um 16:11
Der Streik am 5. November 2026 gewinnt an Tragweite: Nach einer in Matignon als ergebnislos bewerteten Sitzung ruft die CGT zu einem Generalstreik auf, dem die CFDT und die Snes-FSU folgen. Verkehr, Schulen, Demonstration in Paris: Wir ziehen Bilanz.
Mass demonstrations across Italy bring disparate protest movements together
Large crowds took to the streets across Italy on Friday, October 30, in response to a call from the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), a grassroots trade union that had organized a general strike in the public sector. Although many civil servants did not walk out and public transportation was only minimally disrupted, the streets and squares of major cities were packed with demonstrators, reflecting a rising tide of social discontent nationwide.
USB estimates at least one million workers in the streets for the strike
Student collective says two million
Video. Italy: Thousands protest rising living costs and defence spending in general strike
Updated: 30 October 2026 – 14:26 GMT+1
Thousands of protesters marched through Rome, Italy, on Friday, 30 October, during a general strike called by the left-wing Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) trade union.
54 milliards euros d’économies, 54 milliards de raisons d’être en grève et dans la rue le 5 novembre !
La FEC FO appelle l’ensemble des syndicats à se mobiliser massivement aux côtés de la jeunesse pour défendre les libertés civiques et syndicales.
La situation actuelle des jeunes, salariés, retraités, précaires exige dès maintenant de réunir toutes les forces, en grève, pour obtenir satisfaction !
– Augmentation des salaires et des pensions.
– Baisse drastique des prix du gaz, de l’électricité, des carburants.
– Baisse de la TVA sur les produits de première nécessité.
– Arrêt des exonérations des cotisations sociales.
– Arrêt des plans de suppression d’emplois.
– Rejet des projets de budgets 2027 de l’État et de la Sécurité sociale (prévision de 54 Mds€ d’économies faites sur le dos des salariés, retraités et précaires).
– Investissements massifs dans nos services publics : écoles, hôpitaux, Sécurité sociale, sécurité civile, assurance chômage… par ailleurs créateurs d’emplois.
– Arrêt de la sous indexation et du gel des pensions de retraite, maintien de l’abattement de 10 % pour les retraités.
– Retrait définitif de la dernière réforme des retraites, et la préservation du système de retraite par répartition.
Toutes et tous en grève et dans la rue le 5 novembre 2026 !
Gewerkschaft: Generalstreik in Frankreich am 5. November
(October 21, 2026)
Frankreichs Gewerkschaftsbund CGT hat im Zuge der aktuellen Sozialproteste zu einem Generalstreik am 5. November aufgerufen. Bei einem „erfolglosen Treffen“ am Mittwoch sei Premier Sébastien Lecornu auf die Forderungen der Gewerkschaften und der Demonstranten vom Wochenende in keiner Weise eingegangen, hieß es. Jetzt sei die Zeit für Streiks gekommen. Das Land befinde sich in einer Krise, die soziale Lage habe sich für eine Mehrheit der Bevölkerung klar verschlechtert.
La CGT appelle à généraliser la grève le 5 novembre
(October 21, 2026)
La CGT appelle à des assemblées générales partout sur les lieux de travail pour décider de la généralisation de la grève le 5 novembre, date de la journée de grève et de manifestations décidée par l‘intersyndicale interprofessionnelle.
C‘est par la grève massive que nous mettrons le patronat et le gouvernement sous pression et que nous gagnerons sur nos revendications et celles de la jeunesse. C‘est par la grève que nous obtiendrons les augmentations de salaires et pensions indispensables pour vivre dans de bonnes conditions. C‘est par la grève que nous gagnerons les budgets pour nos services publics et les financements pour notre Sécurité sociale.
Mobilisation de la jeunesse, retour des gilets jaunes, appel de l‘intersyndicale… On vous résume les revendications et la réponse du gouvernement
(today)
L‘exécutif est confronté à une colère sociale puissante mais aussi plurielle, avec des revendications portées par différents mouvements. Franceinfo fait le point sur les demandes des uns et des autres et les réponses apportées jusqu‘à présent.
100 clergy arrested at airport protest as Minnesotans strike against ICE
Across the river in Minneapolis, Temple Israel synagogue was filled Friday morning with clergy, elected leaders and others for an interfaith service to launch the day of striking, marching and activism. Marcia Zimmerman, senior rabbi, declared that “history is on our side,” before lighting a candle in the synagogue’s sanctuary of remembrance for Good and people who have died in federal detention.
Washington’s Episcopal bishop, Mariann Budde, a former Minneapolis priest and prominent critic of President Donald Trump who traveled to Minnesota for Friday’s march, praised locals’ resistance.
“What I and others can do is connect the dots, between the scale and deliberate cruelty here with what has been taking place across the country,” she said, referring to the actions of the federal government. “Minneapolis has shown the country what it looks like to stand up.”
Minnesota businesses close in solidarity with anti-ICE protestors, but keep working to feed them
For Nguyen, the decision to open the restaurant was not political.
„It just feels right,“ Nguyen said. „It‘s not about politics for us, it‘s just feels right. This is what we are supposed to do. This is like our calling, I feel like, (to) help the community.“
Nguyen said offering food and warmth felt more meaningful than staying home with the restaurant closed.
Thousands march, rally against ICE in downtown Minneapolis
Hundreds of businesses in the Twin Cities are closed Friday to protest the presence of federal immigration agents in Minnesota, as thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of downtown Minneapolis in a show of solidarity.
Thousands march through downtown Minneapolis protesting against ICE as state workers hold general strike
Hundreds of businesses in the Twin Cities were closed Friday to protest the presence of federal immigration agents in Minnesota, as thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of downtown Minneapolis in a show of solidarity over the Operation Metro Surge crackdown.
Community members asked for no work, no school and no shopping, calling it a „Day of Truth and Freedom.“
Some small business owners have called on elected leaders to act to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state.
The German Revolution of 1918-1919: The Birth of the Weimar Republic
(March 1, 2025)
On October 30, 1918, the naval garrison of Wilhelmshaven resisted the order to launch the operation against the British forces. Arrested by their officers, the mutineers were then brought to Kiel, where the local dock crews and workers joined their struggle. The rebellion soon spread through the coastal town, with soldiers and workers creating a council to demand the release of mutineers, freedom of speech, and the immediate stop of “all military measures” against the movement. Fearing the outbreak of a revolution, members of the Reichstag hastily traveled to Kiel, where they promised to accept the Soldiers’ and Workers’ Council demands.
By the time the government representatives arrived in Kiel, anti-war and pro-democracy protests had already reached countless coastal towns and ports.
2 Million People Paralyze Italy in a General Strike for Gaza and the Flotilla
Italian dockworkers and the Union of Base Trade Unions (USB) vowed that they would respond with strikes and class struggle in the event of an attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, and they delivered. On October 3, Italy exploded in a day of “wildcat” strike actions across many sectors.
Despite intimidation from the authorities, who declared the strike illegal and deployed heavy repressive operations, the USB and the dockworkers managed to get Italian workers across sectors to stop and take to the streets, forcing the bureaucracy of the main labor union (CGIL) to call for a strike and demonstrations. Following the important day of struggle on September 22, over two million workers demonstrated and walked off the streets on Friday, especially in the metalworking, logistics, and education sectors.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
According to the CGIL union, 300,000 people marched through the streets of Rome alone, while the national average participation in the general strike stood at around 60%, halting all the main services in key sectors including transportation and schools.
Italien macht ernst
Als Reaktion auf die gewaltsame Kaperung der Gaza-Hilfsflotte »Global Sumud Flotilla« durch das israelische Militär sind am Freitag überall in Italien Hunderttausende auf die Straßen gegangen. Allein in der Hauptstadt Rom waren es nach Angaben der Organisatoren 300.000 Menschen. In mehreren Städten blockierten Demonstranten Bahnhöfe und Autobahnen – und stießen dabei auf Zustimmung. So etwa in Brescia, wo Autofahrer in Solidarität hupten und applaudierten.
Italy paralyzed by general strike observed in solidarity with Gaza flotilla
Nationwide demonstrations paralyze ports, railways and highways as unions, students and officials rally in solidarity with Gaza and Global Sumud Flotilla
Italians take to the streets for Gaza flotilla general strike
Hundreds of thousands of Italians took to the streets across the country on Friday, as part of a day-long general strike called by unions in support of an aid flotilla carrying food to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel this week.
‚Block everything‘: Anti-war protests grow in Italy as general strike begins
„The flotilla has somehow reopened attention on this issue, revealing consciences that have perhaps been too dormant after two years of war and massacres,“ Rome city council member Lorenzo Giardinetti, who had joined the protest, told AFP.
„Today it is the Colosseum, tomorrow it is the general strike… It‘s a matter of putting our bodies on the line, as the flotilla activists did.“
Hostages Families Forum Announced a Nationwide “Israel Stops Again” Protest for Next Sunday
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum calls on Monday evening, August 18, for another nationwide strike to pressure the far-right government into ending the genocide war and for the release of hostages on next Sunday after a similar action on last Sunday.
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On next Saturday, August 23, at 4:30 pm, will be held another Arab-Jewish rally, “The March for Peace and Life” from Dizengoff Square to Habima Square in Central Tel-Aviv, calling for a deal to end the war and occupation, a deal with Hamas for the return of hostages, as well as a lasting peace agreement with the Palestinians. The demonstration is an initiative of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel, a leading umbrella organization among Arab-Palestinian national minority in Israel and sponsored by Hadash and several peace groups including Partnership for Peace, Standing Together, Women Wage Peace, Peace Now, and Breaking the Silence, among others.