Andorra Housing Group Rebrands as Union to Fight Crisis

The Coordinadora per un Habitatge Digne has announced its reorganisation as the Sindicat d’Habitatge d’Andorra (SHA), launching a new visual identity on social media while starting the bureaucratic process for official recognition as a trade union.

After more than a year of mobilisation, debate, and popular organising, the group described the shift as a political step into a “new phase” of collective action. It aims to tackle Andorra’s housing crisis through union tactics, including resistance to abuses, defence against evictions, and pressure on the government, large property owners, business associations, and speculators.

The platform stressed that union action means moving beyond individual complaints to collective strength. “It is not about seeking permission or waiting for solutions that never arrive,” the announcement stated. “It is about organising collectively against abuses, defending ourselves when they try to throw us out of our homes, and pressuring those responsible.”

The SHA made clear it will not replace social services or private legal support. Instead, it will focus on empowering members, building structures, and offering collective defence. The group views the crisis as structural—sustained by some and exploited by others—requiring sustained popular pressure and negotiation for affordable, decent housing.

“We are no longer just coordinating: now we are unionising,” the collective declared, adding: “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.” The union plans to intervene in unjust evictions, though it cited no specific cases.