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A general strike has been called for November 11th—a strike that even the union members themselves do not understand. Several labor organizations have already stated that they will not participate. The reasons given are varied; it has even been suggested that the strike is directed against the opposition for voting down the government’s housing decrees. It is worth noting, however, that these decrees failed because some of the government’s own coalition partners voted against them—meaning it was the government itself that caused their defeat. Furthermore, I found myself reflecting on the current leaders of the major unions—if one can even call them that—and comparing them to the figures from my youth, such as Marcelino Camacho and Nicolás Redondo. Those were true labor leaders who fought for the well-being of the workers, unlike today’s leaders, who merely follow the dictates of their masters. In my day, unions were funded by the dues paid by their members; today, they live quite comfortably thanks to government subsidies—subsidies that have increased significantly during the current administration’s tenure. After all, who bites the hand that feeds them? I recall that back in the 1980s, I was a member of one of these major unions myself; today, I think I would be ashamed to be associated with them.






