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Spanish unions CCOO and UGT are fuelling calls for a general strike in Catalonia, framing it as action 'against the CEOE' employers' confederation and telling business group Foment to 'stop crying'. Meanwhile a housing strike backed by the government is drawing legal questions, and the Tenants' Union insists the fight 'will not wait for any electoral calendar' after the snap general election call.
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Columnist Antonio Maestre is among the commentators weighing in on the death of Maricarmen, an evicted woman in Madrid whose case has sparked outrage. Thousands marched from the Sol encampment to her home in Sainz de Baranca, neighbours blamed the eviction for her death, and the Tenants' Union is preparing a negligence lawsuit against property manager Urbagestión.
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Italy's 'cedolare secca', the flat tax regime for rental income, is back in discussion as the 2027 budget law takes shape. The tenants' union Sunia criticises that rent deductions for tenants have remained unchanged for 25 years and is calling for more resources for housing, renewing debate over how the rental tax framework should be reformed.
- 4Tacoma apartment tenants plan rent strike over utility billing▼Tenants of Tacoma apartments plan to strike over utility billing, union says
Tenants at an apartment complex in Tacoma, Washington, are organizing a strike over how utilities are billed, according to their union. Residents say billing practices around utilities have left them facing unfair or unexplained charges, and a strike would mean collectively withholding rent until demands are addressed. The action is being supported by a tenants union, part of a broader wave of organized tenant activism in Washington state and nationally over rent increases and billing disputes.