Elche calls demonstration on 11 November over wages and housing

Trade unions and social organisations in Elche have joined the general strike on Wednesday 11 November, called to demand better wages, workers’ rights and affordable housing. In the city, there will be information pickets in the morning and a demonstration starting at 18:00 in Plaça dels Algeps and ending in Plaça de Baix.

The local call is backed by CCOO, UGT, Intersindical Valenciana, the Mortgage Victims’ Platform and the Elche Tenants’ Union. Teachers have also joined. The strike is planned to last all day and covers both the public and private sectors, according to the Valencian trade union call.

UGT describes the stoppage as a 24-hour general strike to demand public and affordable housing, better wages and workers’ rights. The union has warned that those taking part in the strike will forgo the wages due for that day.

Carmen Palomar, general secretary of CCOO Vinalopó-Vega Baja, linked the demonstration to the failure of two housing decrees and the eviction of Mari Carmen. Alba Romero, spokesperson for the Elche Tenants’ Union, said that people spend more than 80% of their wages on rent; this is the spokesperson’s estimate, not an official statistic.

CCOO supports its demands with figures on changes in prices and wages. According to the union, between the second quarter of 2013 and the same period in 2026, house purchase prices rose by 108%, compared with 30% for average wages. For new rental agreements, it puts the increase at 37% between 2015 and 2024, while wages rose by 21%.

The demonstration is part of a nationwide call which, in the Comunitat Valenciana, includes workers in both the public and private sectors for the whole day. In Elche, the Juntes per l’Habitatge Baix Vinalopó platform plans to continue working on access to housing after the strike.

News produced by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.