Spanish Unions Plan General Strike for November 11
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Workers in Spain plan a general strike on November 11.
A general strike means many workers stop work on the same day.
Two big unions are organizing it. They are called CCOO and UGT.
A union is a group that helps workers.
The unions are meeting with social movements. These are groups of people who want change.
They are talking about the strike together.
UGT says more than 3,600 groups support the strike.
These groups are called workplace committees. They work inside companies.
Other groups are called staff boards and union sections.
Many workers from CCOO and UGT support this strike.
The news says Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants a certain kind of strike.
Some people want a bigger, stronger strike than that.
Vocabulary15 words
- general strike
- a day when many workers stop working together
- unions
- groups that help and speak for workers
- social movements
- groups of people working for change
- workplace committees
- worker groups inside a company
- staff boards
- groups that represent workers in a workplace
- union sections
- small union groups inside a workplace
- support
- to agree with and help something
- organize
- to plan and arrange something
- Prime Minister
- the leader of a country's government
- company
- a business where people work
- together
- with other people, not alone
- strike
- stopping work to show a problem
- meet
- to come together and talk
- plan
- to think about what to do next
- worker
- a person who has a job
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1. November 11 2. CCOO and UGT 3. More than 3,600
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Workers in Spain plan a _____ on November 11.
A general strike means many workers stop work on the same _____.
Two big _____ are organizing it. They are called CCOO and UGT.
A union is a group that helps _____.
The unions are meeting with _____. These are groups of people who want change.
They are talking about the strike _____.
UGT says more than _____ groups support the strike.
These groups are called _____ . They work inside companies.
Other groups are called staff boards and _____.
Many workers from CCOO and UGT _____ this strike.
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