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The general strike called for November 11, the first in which UGT and CCOO will participate since 2012, puts Spain on track for its year of highest labor conflict since the 2008 crisis, with more than half a million workers on ordinary strikes in 2026, mainly due to demands for housing and decent wages. #HuelgaGeneral #ConflictoLaboral #ViviendaDigna (translated)

The purchasing power of the Spanish has increased three times compared to economies like the French or German. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, was proud a week ago when he announced the early elections by stating that "the purchasing power of the Spanish has increased three times compared to economies like the French or German." #Inflación #Salarios #PoderAdquisitivo (translated)

Milei's Repentants reported that a 96-hour strike had been called at PAMI due to low wages and that during the measure only emergencies would be attended to. They also accused the Government of severely harming the health of retirees and claimed that it had already closed PAMI hospitals and was causing the resignation of doctors. https://t.co/31aCuacTpE #Salud #Jubilados #PAMI (translated)

Fede Sturzenegger stated that a tweet from Flor Carignano about DNU 70/23 showed, in his opinion, that Kirchnerism was against the benefits that the norm had granted to Argentines. He described it as a force protecting the "elite" and claimed that its proposals would lead to stagnation and poverty. In defending the decree, Sturzenegger said that after the repeal of the Rental Law, four times more apartments were being published and that prices had dropped by more than 30% in real terms. He also stated that, since the DNU, the prices of medications had fallen by 20% in real terms; domestic tickets by 51%; and tourist packages by 40%. He added that in 2025 there were 33 million passengers and that international connections from cities in the interior increased by 70%. Regarding foreign trade, he attributed part of the 63% drop in appliance prices and the 43% drop in textiles to the changes in the decree. He also said that more than 750,000 satellite internet connections allowed access for almost 3 million people in the interior, and that tourism reforms had increased the number of agencies by almost 40% and employment in the sector by more than 10%. Sturzenegger pointed out that some labor and land provisions had been taken to Congress, while others had been challenged in court. He stated that the DNU had removed trade restrictions, reduced paperwork, and allowed contracts in the chosen currency, among other changes. He concluded that the debate about the decree should be kept in mind in the elections of the following year. #DNU70 #Kirchnerismo #Argentina (translated)

The author noted that Pedro Passos Coelho would give an interview to Maria João Avillez on SIC Notícias, between 9 PM and 10 PM, and argued that his governance should be reassessed in light of the financial conditions he encountered. According to the author, Portugal had already requested external assistance when Passos Coelho arrived at the Government in 2011, and the adjustment program of 78 billion euros had been negotiated before he took office. He maintained that during the legislature, exports rose from about one-third of GDP to nearly 40% in 2015, including tourism, and that the tourism sector gained strategic momentum. Regarding privatizations, he acknowledged that some operations were questionable and warranted scrutiny but argued that they allowed the collection of billions of euros, the amortization of public debt, and reduce financing needs and interest burdens. He also considered that cuts in the public sector were painful but questioned what the alternatives would have been when the State could no longer finance itself normally. The author further highlighted that Portugal completed the financial assistance program in 2014 and returned to market financing without a precautionary program, recovering, in his view, decision-making leeway. He stated that Passos Coelho was the most relevant politician of the century in Portugal for having made unpopular decisions and contributed to an economic change whose effects surpassed his Government. #Portugal #Política #Economia (translated)

At the 15th Congress of the UGT, Mário Mourão challenged the Government to renegotiate the wage agreement in the Social Concertation and to strengthen collective bargaining, highlighting the need to raise the minimum wage to 1,000 euros in January. #UGT #Salários #ContrataçãoColetiva (translated)

CCOO and UGT have announced that next week they will register the call for a general strike on November 11 with the aim of demanding better wages and access to decent housing, despite questions about its legality from the employers' association. #HuelgaGeneral #DerechosLaborales #ViviendaDigna (translated)

The author stated that Spain was the EU country that was growing the most and that it was redistributing that wealth. He also highlighted improvements in pensions and salaries, the increase in scholarships, and the record employment, and said that this would continue to be the government's commitment. https://t.co/AgalLarQxW #España #Economía #Gobierno #ES (translated)

Guillermo Fesser, in 'El intermedio', warns that in the United States, one in 13 people who signs a rental or purchase contract is at risk of being evicted due to a housing crisis driven by stagnant wages and social pressures for independence. #CrisisDeLaVivienda #EstadosUnidos #Desahucios (translated)

The author stated that reports of severe torture attributed to high-ranking Chavista officials were still emerging, who, according to what he wrote, continued in their positions, receiving high salaries and committing those abuses. #Venezuela #DerechosHumanos #Justicia #VE (translated)

The message pointed out protests and strikes in Belgium on October 9 and 12 against the cuts, an educational strike in France on October 13 due to lack of resources, and another in Italy on October 16 for salaries and precariousness. It also indicated that there would be a general strike in Spain on November 11, but the phrase about its reason was incomplete. #protestas #huelga #educación #BE #FR #IT #ES (translated)