Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: Voyage Through Europe's Electoral General Strikes
October 20, 2026
October 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary:
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A voyage through Europe's electoral general strikes
This fall, far-left labor unions in France and Spain are using their sectoral bargaining authority to call general strikes. These mass civil disturbances are aimed at disrupting economies and winning governing majorities for left-wing political parties. Right-leaning supporters of bringing sectoral bargaining to . . .
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A voyage through Europe's electoral general strikes
This fall, far-left labor unions in France and Spain are using their sectoral bargaining authority to call general strikes. These mass civil disturbances are aimed at disrupting economies and winning governing majorities for left-wing political parties. Right-leaning supporters of bringing sectoral bargaining to . . .