# Violence erupts amid general strike in Spain

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8 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 11, 2026, 3:18 PM · Read it: <https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaEFVX3lxTE9qd1QwbzVna09jQ2dRektRZVQ1OWVNVTBaenA5VElQNjZjOFIyVHdaMWdBbmxIanBjTnZlc0lWT3lQV1hQZ1lmem1XcEFpQkpZdThRN0ZBR0xkUmlnMTNBRnoyTFhoYjJN?oc=5>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 10:17 PM: [Housing protests sweep Madrid and Barcelona after Spain’s workers' strike, with clashes erupting](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNQlZ0c3o4SEdVYWN6SGE2YW45M0xMVUlhNUJlMlo0QnZxMVB1UEdWOVZBOU9qcG9SSUlFSmtOa2F5MFJoQ0hPVEp0SVJ3NzJDV2FfcWtKV040dzUxRExKd2Y0bzRXNUViQzRvaDJBbGdfeW9FaTJyRnkyX1V3SU40Zms3TzhrUDR3dFdzc0J4S3ZqWkJIVUNUZVlfX3FjUy1EV19Wd3dMZw?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:54 AM: [Spain's first general strike in 14 years demands solutions to housing crisis](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/11/nx-s1-6037314/spain-general-strike>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Less than three weeks before a national election that could catapult the far right to power, Spain's workers are striking on Wednesday to demand that the government remedy the nation's housing crisis.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:18 AM: [Workers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/spains-first-general-strike-in-14-years-begins>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
  Strike disrupts public transport and industries amid demands for housing reform ahead of November 29 elections.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:40 AM: [Spain roiled by first general strike in 14 years](<https://www.ft.com/content/d93d41fc-943c-449b-948c-57a4464f564f?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Unions stage action over soaring housing costs and low wages ahead of November 29 snap election
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:39 AM: [General strikes to paralyze Spain as protestors clash with police ahead of election campaign](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/11/spain-protests-general-strikes-election.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States)
  Spanish workers are expected to turn out in their millions on Wednesday for the country's first general strike in 14 years.
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:06 AM: [Clashes erupt in Barcelona after thousands join Spain general strike](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg25nypmrvo>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom)
  Tens of thousands of people have been taking part in the strike, called by the country's main unions over housing and the high cost of living.
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:18 PM: [Violence erupts amid general strike in Spain](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaEFVX3lxTE9qd1QwbzVna09jQ2dRektRZVQ1OWVNVTBaenA5VElQNjZjOFIyVHdaMWdBbmxIanBjTnZlc0lWT3lQV1hQZ1lmem1XcEFpQkpZdThRN0ZBR0xkUmlnMTNBRnoyTFhoYjJN?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:46 PM: [Fiery chaos erupts across Spain as protesters clash with police during massive nationwide strike](<https://www.foxnews.com/world/fiery-chaos-erupts-spain-protesters-clash-police-massive-nationwide-strike>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Spain's first general strike in 14 years turned violent in Barcelona as protesters set fires and launched fireworks at riot police on Paseo de Gracia.
