Confederación de Sindicatos de Inquilinas
Spanish confederation of tenants' unions.
The tenants' confederation joined Labour unions in registering a housing strike on 19 October 2026. The planned 24-hour mobilisation on 11 November links its rent and eviction campaigns to workplace action.
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The Confederación de Sindicatos de Inquilinas brings together tenants' organisations across Spain. Its members organise people who rent their homes and campaign for housing that is secure, affordable and adequate. The confederation's public network includes local and regional unions, allowing tenant organising to connect across different housing markets.
Its stated methods centre on collective action: resisting evictions, negotiating rents and organising around disputes between tenants and landlords. It also offers help to people seeking to establish a union in their own city. The confederation links those organisations without making every local union the same body. It represents renters and campaigns for housing rights. Cooperation with workplace unions can support a shared campaign while leaving their membership, responsibilities and organisational identities distinct.
The confederation joins a housing strike coalition
On 19 October 2026, the Confederación de Sindicatos de Inquilinas joined Labour unions in registering a housing mobilisation at the Ministry of Labour. The agreed plan was a 24-hour general strike on 11 November. Participants included CCOO, UGT, CGT and CNT, extending the confederation's tenant campaign into a Coalition with workplace organisations.
For the confederation, the October agreement connects demands over rents, secure tenancies and eviction protection with a national mobilisation. The announced November action remained planned as of 22 October. Registration did not establish turnout, disruption or policy concessions. The confederation also retained its separate identity within the Coalition; it did not become another name for a participating Labour union.
The confederation joins a housing strike coalition
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