2019 Catalan general strike
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The 2019 Catalan general strike, also known as 18-O, was a general strike held by Catalan separatists on 18 October 2019, 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.
Strikes for political reasons are not allowed by Spanish law.{{cite news|title=¿Es ilegal la huelga general de hoy en Cataluña? Qué dice la ley sobre los paros "políticos"|url=https://magnet.xataka.com/en-diez-minutos/ilegal-huelga-general-hoy-cataluna-que-dice-ley-paros-politicos|accessdate=20 October 2019|language=es|publisher=Magnet|date=18 October 2019}} The main labor unions in the country, UGT and CCOO, did not participate.{{cite news|title=CCOO y UGT se desmarcan de la huelga de los sindicatos catalanes en la semana del 'procés'|url=https://www.expansion.com/economia/politica/elecciones-catalanas/2019/10/13/5da30311e5fdea986a8b46db.html|accessdate=October 20, 2019|newspaper=Expansión|publisher=Servimedia|date=October 13, 2019|language=Spanish}}
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- {{Cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Barcelona Rocked by Violence on Fifth Day of Separatist Protests |work=The New York Times |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/10/18/world/europe/18reuters-spain-politics-catalonia-strike.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=ymd-all }}
- {{Cite news |title=Barcelona hit by fresh clashes amid general strike |work=BBC News |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50098268 |language=en-GB |df=ymd-all }}
- {{Cite news |last1=Burgen |first1=Stephen |last2=Jones |first2=Sam |title=Violence erupts after pro-Catalan general strike in Barcelona |work=The Guardian |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/catalonia-general-strike-protests-independence |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |df=ymd-all }}
- {{Cite news |last1=Minder |first1=Raphael |title=Catalonia Protesters, Slipping the Reins of Jailed Leaders, Grow More Radicalized |work=The New York Times |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/europe/catalonia-separatist-belgium.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=ymd-all }}
- {{Cite web |last1=Parra |first1=Aritz |last2=Morenatti |first2=Emilio |author-link2=Emilio Morenatti |title=Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia amid separatist anger |work=AP News |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://apnews.com/7b0b9e2c8f204bfe8daff2fbcec669a3 |accessdate=2019-10-22 |df=ymd-all }}
- {{Cite news |last1=Urra |first1=Susana |title=Mass marches of pro-independence protesters descend on Barcelona |work=El País |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/10/18/inenglish/1571383049_816026.html |language=en |issn=1134-6582 |df=ymd-all }}
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/vaga-general-ajornada-18-octubre-intersindical/|title=Guia de la vaga general del 18 d'octubre com a resposta a la sentència contra el procés|accessdate=October 19, 2019|date=18 October 2019|publisher=Vilaweb|language=Catalan|df=ymd-all}}
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