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General strike in the South Basque Country

Trade unions and social movements have called for stops and mobilizations in the four capitals of Hego Euskal Herria and in more than 70 localities to demand the right to decent housing and wages to meet the cost of living.

Piquete del sindicato LAB en la puerta principal de la fabrica de Volkswagen Navarra durante los piquetes organizados a favor de la huelga general, a 11 de noviembre de 2026, en Pamplona, Navarra (España). España vive una convocatoria de huelga general de 24 horas, promovida principalmente por los sindicatos mayoritarios Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) y la Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), en colaboración con colectivos sociales como el Sindicato de Inquilinas, para reivindicar salarios y vivienda dignos frente al encarecimiento del coste de la vida.
Information pickets at Volkswagen Navarra. Photo: Europa Press

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General strike

ELA, LAB, ESK, Steilas, Etxalde, Hiru, the Euskal Herria Housing Union Network and the Socialist Housing Union have called demonstrations this afternoon in the four capitals of Hego Euskal Herria.
Demonstrations will take place in the afternoon at 6 p.m. in the four capitals and in more than 70 towns in the South Basque Country.
Both the President of the Government of Navarre, María Chivite, and the spokeswoman for the Basque Government, María Ubarretxena, have called for a calm day.

The general strike has had a significant impact on Hego Euskal Herria since the first hour.

The general strikecalled in Hego Euskal Herria is having a significant impact from the first hour of the morning, especially on industry and transport. According to the first data provided by the convening unions, some of the major industrial factories have ceased their activity, including the Volkswagen factory in Landaben. In Gipuzkoa, LAB highlights the interruption of production in companies such as Inda, Korta, Irizar, CAF Irún and Orona.

The mobilisation also affects transport. In Bizkaibus, on the Left Bank, only minimal services have been removed and the service operates with a minimum frequency of 30%. In addition, the port of Bilbao is closed. On the other hand, some pickets have cut off access to Alsasua.

The day began with pickets and mobilizations at various points in Hego Euskal Herria and, according to the Ertzaintza, there have been no significant incidents.

Minimum services in Navarre

Minimum services in the Basque Country

General strike calls to take to the streets for housing rights and better pay

Demonstrations have been called in the four capitals and in more than 70 municipalities, and the Basque and Navarre governments have called for a "respectful and peaceful" day.