Spain’s general strike began at midnight on Wednesday, 11 November. At the Mirador roundabout beside the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Europa Press reported that three men aged 24 to 34 had been arrested during the strike’s first hours. The roundabout is beside the V-21, a main northern approach to the city where pickets blocked traffic. The report cited sources at police headquarters.
The men are accused of an offence against an authority officer. Two also face an alleged public-order offence. Police sources said they were still compiling information about the morning’s incidents and had not confirmed the arrests. The allegations concerned the picket and the traffic interruption on the V-21.
Earlier, the Sindicat de Llogateres had reported two arrests at one of four information pickets at the roundabout. The picket was called by the COS and the Benimaclet committee, with support from the Sindicat d'Habitatge de València. The union also reported dozens of identity checks and a small police charge.
The other pickets were on the ronda norte and avenida del Cid. Another gathering took place at the port; the actions closed roads. The same strike had disrupted three routes into the city, as an earlier report on the traffic disruption noted.
The disruption in València was part of a wider day of strike-related incidents. Spain’s Ministry of the Interior recorded 653 incidents linked to the strike and more than 40 arrests nationwide by early afternoon. Its 14:00 tally counted 28 arrests in National Police and Civil Guard operations; an earlier 08:00 update had recorded 11 nationwide arrests.
Regional arrest figures also rose as the day progressed. EFE reported five arrests in the Valencian Community, including three in València and two in Alicante; Cadena SER later reported six, adding one in Castellón. The three arrests in València were the men reported detained at the Mirador roundabout.
Sindicat de Llogateres spokesperson Andrea Aleixos said all four pickets had been called off and described the actions, organised by territorial strike committees, as a success. She said participants would go to neighbourhoods to explain the strike and try to prevent businesses from opening. Later, an anti-capitalist march organised by the CGT and CNT, with COS also involved, travelled from Carrer de Colón to Plaça de l’Ajuntament at 12:15; Cadena SER reported police charges near the city hall at the end of the march.
