Roadblocks as Spain begins first national strike since 2012
Spain’s first national strike since 2012 began with pre-dawn roadblocks in Barcelona, as unions and campaign groups protested housing costs, wages and inflation.
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Protesters erected roadblocks in Barcelona before dawn on Wednesday as Spain began its first national strike since 2012, with unions and campaign groups protesting housing costs, low wages and inflation.
Local media reported blockades on several roads leading into the city, according to a report by the Spanish news agency ANP published by Nieuws.nl. The strike was called by a group of trade unions and activist organisations.
In Madrid, tens of thousands of people were expected to take to the streets. A demonstration was scheduled to start at Plaza de Cibeles at 11.30am, followed by a march beginning in the city centre’s south-east at 6pm and passing through Cibeles towards Plaza de España.
The strike comes at the end of a month in which Spain is due to hold parliamentary elections.
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