2019 Catalan general strike

Catalan separatists held a general strike on 18 October 2019, also known as 18-O, on the fifth night of the 2019 protests following the verdict against Catalonia independence leaders for their participation in a referendum on independence two years earlier.

Demonstrations

The main labor unions in the country, UGT and CCOO, did not participate.[1]

References

"CCOO y UGT se desmarcan de la huelga de los sindicatos catalanes en la semana del 'procés'". Expansión (in Spanish). Servimedia. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

Further reading

"Barcelona Rocked by Violence on Fifth Day of Separatist Protests". The New York Times. Reuters. October 18, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331.
"Barcelona hit by fresh clashes amid general strike". BBC News. October 18, 2019.
Burgen, Stephen; Jones, Sam (October 18, 2019). "Violence erupts after pro-Catalan general strike in Barcelona". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
Minder, Raphael (October 18, 2019). "Catalonia Protesters, Slipping the Reins of Jailed Leaders, Grow More Radicalized". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
Parra, Aritz; Morenatti, Emilio (October 18, 2019). "Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia amid separatist anger". AP News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
Urra, Susana (October 18, 2019). "Mass marches of pro-independence protesters descend on Barcelona". El País. ISSN 1134-6582.
"Guia de la vaga general del 18 d'octubre com a resposta a la sentència contra el procés" (in Catalan). Vilaweb. October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.

External links

Media related to General strike in Catalonia (18 October 2019) at Wikimedia Commons

Catalan nationalism and independence movement

Events

Documents

Declaration of Sovereignty (23 Jan 2013)
White Paper on the National Transition of Catalonia (Sep 2014)
Initiation of the Process of Independence (9 Nov 2015)
Let Catalans Vote (May 2017)
Law on the Referendum on Self-determination (6 Sep 2017)
Law of juridical transition (8 Sep 2017)
Catalan declaration of independence (10/27 Oct 2017)

People

Organisations

Independentist	Association of Municipalities for Independence Assemblea Nacional Catalana Catalan Solidarity for Independence Committees for the Defense of the Republic Estat Català Catalan European Democratic Party Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes ERC DC MES Òmnium Cultural CUP Més per Mallorca PSM Més per Menorca PSMe Reagrupament Republican Left of the Valencian Country Democratic Tsunami
Autonomist	CDC Initiative for Catalonia Greens Proposta per les Illes
Youth	Nationalist Youth of Catalonia Young Republican Left of Catalonia Arran La Forja Maulets†

Sign † marks defunct organisations.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.