Demonstrations have been announced on the Canary Islands for Wednesday, 11 November 2026, as part of the nationwide general strike. According to CCOO Canarias and UGT Canarias mobilisation is planned on seven of the eight islands in the late afternoon, mostly from 5 pm. The call is against real-term wage losses, rising housing costs and the shortage of affordable housing.
The two major trade unions are coordinating the events with other organisations, including Intersindical Canaria as well as local initiatives. Rallies and marches are planned in the islands’ larger towns and district centres. In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and in Santa Cruz de Tenerife demonstrations are planned from 5 pm. For Fuerteventura a start time of 5.30 pm is sometimes given. Routes and meeting points have also been set for La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Lanzarote. The organisers will publish the precise routes locally.
The general strike is registered as a 24-hour stoppage and, according to the unions, covers broad sectors of the economy. For essential sectors, the authorities and companies point to minimum services and emergency cover to ensure that essential services continue. Employers’ associations and administrations are calling for proceedings to remain orderly; the unions emphasise the right to peaceful assembly and call for provocation and property damage to be avoided.
The mobilisation is prompted by structural problems in the archipelago: relatively low average wages, a tight rental market, the growing share of homes used for tourism and an inadequate supply of social housing. In the organisers’ view, the burden on workers and families has increased significantly in recent years. The island events are part of a nationwide protest notified by CCOO and UGT in Madrid, which is generally directed against the loss of purchasing power and the rising cost of living in Spain.
It is not yet clear how strong turnout will be on the individual islands or to what extent there will be traffic disruption or interruptions to services. The authorities say local disruption is expected on Wednesday, particularly around meeting points and on the main roads in the towns concerned.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).