Labor unions in Spain have called a general strike today, saying it is a protest against fascism and
· Madrid, ESP
Labor unions in Spain have called a general strike today, saying it is a protest against fascism and the rise of what they call the “far right,” ahead of elections in two weeks. Footage shows clashes at several locations across the country, as pickets block company entrances and set up barricades to disrupt the movement of traffic and goods. The post criticizes the strike, arguing that Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE has governed in coalition with left-wing parties for eight years and that the conditions being protested were created by those same parties. It adds that the “fascists” the unions oppose are