Sunday's housing rallies Union urges strike pressure

Oct 4

Luismi Palao's package reports camps spreading to Granada, Alicante and Valencia and renewed key-jingling housing demonstrations in dozens of cities, two days after Congress rejected the housing decrees. It visits rallies from Bilbao to Oviedo, where rain did not stop a reported 15,000 participants according to police or 20,000 according to organizers, then Murcia and Salamanca. Protesters call for decent housing and oppose evictions; students and tenants describe lost common rooms, unaffordable independence and rent increases. A Tenants' Union speaker says the next step is toward a general strike. No strike date or completed strike call is established.

On October 4, housing protesters again demonstrate in dozens of Spanish cities, two days after Congress rejects the housing decrees. RTVE reports rallies from Bilbao to rain-soaked Oviedo, with 15,000 participants attributed to police and 20,000 to organizers, and visits Murcia and Salamanca. Participants demand decent housing and an end to evictions and describe unaffordable rents, sacrificed common rooms and difficulty becoming independent. The package also reports camps spreading to Granada, Alicante and Valencia. A Tenants' Union voice presents movement toward a general strike as the next step, without a date or completed strike call.