World · Europe · 14 outlets (L 4 · C 4 · R 3 · 3 not rated)
Spain holds nationwide strike over housing costs
Spain's two biggest unions called a 24-hour nationwide strike over housing costs that began Wednesday.[6, 12] It is Spain's first general strike in 14 years, according to ABC News and NPR.[2, 5]
The walkout follows mass protests around housing, Jacobin reported.[1] Unions are demanding more affordable housing and that the government address the housing crisis.[2, 6]
Why it matters The strike comes less than three weeks before Spain's national election on Nov. 29.[2, 5]
Covered by The New York Times, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal and 11 more
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 11 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 4 are center and 3 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.
- Left: Jacobin (−2.03).
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
- Center: ABC News (−0.19), Bloomberg (+0.08), UPI (+0.17), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52).
Not rated Al Jazeera, Financial Times, BBC News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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