Andorra Housing Group Rebrands as Union Amid Crisis

The Coordinadora per un Habitatge Digne has rebranded as the Sindicat d’Habitatge d’Andorra (SHA) and begun the formal bureaucratic process to gain official recognition as a trade union, marking a political shift after more than a year of mobilisation and debate.

The group unveiled its new visual identity on social media, declaring that the move equips it with a tool for collective organisation amid Andorra’s housing crisis. It frames union action as a break from passive approaches, focusing instead on resisting abuses, blocking evictions, and applying pressure on the government, major property holders, business groups, and speculators. The platform emphasised shifting from individual grievances to unified strength, without relying on permissions or delayed fixes.

The SHA clarified that it will not take over roles from social services or private legal aid. Its priorities lie in member empowerment, organisational development, and group defence. Members described the crisis as inherently structural, enabled by some and profited from by others, and argued that piecemeal solutions fall short—only sustained public pressure and negotiation can secure affordable, decent homes.

“We are no longer just coordinating: now we are unionising,” the group stated, underscoring the political—not merely aesthetic—nature of the change. It pledged intervention in unfair evictions, without naming specific instances, and warned: “If they evict us, we organise; if they want us isolated, they find us united; and if dignified housing is not guaranteed, we will demand it.”