The Govern has established minimum service requirements for the general strike on Wednesday 11 November 2026, which will affect public transport, education, healthcare and social services across Mallorca. The strike will last 24 hours, from 00:00 to 23:59, although at workplaces operating multiple shifts it may continue until the end of the final shift.

TIB bus

Photo: CAIB.

TIB buses will operate Sunday and public holiday timetables, while train and metro services will run less frequently. Schools will maintain minimum staffing levels, and healthcare services will guarantee emergency and critical care.

Will schools and secondary schools hold classes on 11 November?

Schools will remain open, but normal lessons are not guaranteed. Teaching activities will depend on how many teachers take part in the strike, while the Conselleria d’Educació i Universitats has established the following minimum staffing requirements:

  • Nurseries for children aged 0 to 3: the headteacher or a substitute, plus one educator or teacher for every three classes or part thereof.
  • Pre-primary education (second cycle): one teacher for every three classes or part thereof.
  • Primary education: one teacher for every four classes or part thereof.
  • Compulsory secondary education (ESO): one teacher for every four classes or part thereof.
  • Special education: one teacher for every three classes or part thereof.

Schools that do not exclusively provide the first cycle of pre-primary education must also ensure the presence of the headteacher and school secretary.

School meal and transport services will be governed by the conditions established for their respective sectors. The Govern’s transport resolution provides for 100% of school transport journeys, while the Conselleria d’Educació refers other supplementary services to the agreements reached by the relevant companies and employers’ associations.

Will TIB buses, trains and the metro operate?

Yes, but with reduced timetables and frequencies. The Govern has established minimum public transport services during the strike. In Mallorca, the main changes will be as follows:

  • TIB buses: Sunday and public holiday timetables will apply. Routes 341, 342, 441 and 442 will have timetables adjusted to connect with train services.
  • TIB routes with no service: 331, 343d, 431d, 518 and 519d.
  • Palma Metro: 50% of normal service frequency between 10:00 and 12:00 and between 17:00 and 19:00. During the rest of the day, 80% of normal services will operate.
  • Trains: reduced services between 10:00 and 12:00 and between 17:00 and 19:00. Outside these periods, 80% of normal services will operate. The cancelled departures affect the Palma–Inca line in both directions, although the route will continue to be served by trains to and from Manacor and Sa Pobla.
  • Sóller Railway: two complete return journeys between Palma and Sóller.
  • Charter buses serving the airport and the ports of Palma and Alcúdia: 35% of normal services.

The Govern recommends checking departures before travelling on the official TIB and Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca websites, where specific train, metro and bus timetables are available.

Will health centres open and medical appointments go ahead?

Health centres will remain open, but with reduced staffing. This means routine healthcare services could be affected, although the resolution does not specify which scheduled appointments will go ahead or be postponed.

The minimum staffing levels established by the Servei de Salut are:

  • From 08:00 to 15:00: two doctors, one paediatrician, two nursing professionals, one administrative assistant and one nursing care assistant.
  • From 15:00 to 20:00: one doctor, one nursing professional and one administrative assistant.
  • From 20:00 onwards: minimum services equivalent to those provided on Sundays and public holidays.

Urgent and emergency healthcare services, including 061 and the SUAP urgent primary care centres, will maintain 100% coverage.

What will happen to hospital operations and appointments?

Emergency and critical care will be fully guaranteed, but not all scheduled medical activity is assured. Appointments, tests and operations that can be postponed may be affected by the strike.

Hospitals will maintain the following services:

  • Emergency departments and intensive care units: full provision of care.
  • Oncology, radiotherapy, dialysis and transplants: 100% of essential services and ongoing treatments.
  • Emergency operations and cancer surgery that cannot be postponed: 100% of necessary procedures.
  • Childbirth and life-saving care units: guaranteed coverage.
  • Hospital inpatients: care equivalent to that provided on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Medical transport: 100% coverage for urgent cases, emergencies and transfers related to oncology and dialysis treatments.

Essential hospital cleaning, maintenance, security and catering services will also be maintained.

How will day centres and home care services operate?

Social services will maintain essential care, although day centres and home care services will operate with reduced staffing levels, according to users’ needs.

The planned minimum services are:

  • Day centres for dependent people: 30% of reception, administration and care staff, and 100% of catering staff.
  • Community rehabilitation occupational centres for people with mental health conditions: 25% of direct care staff.
  • Home care for people with grade III dependency: 100% of care staff.
  • Home care for people with grade II dependency: between 75% and 100%.
  • Home care for people with grade I dependency: between 30% and 40%.
  • Management, administration, coordination and support for home care services: 40% of staff.

Home care provision will take account of family circumstances and care needs, particularly for people who live alone or lack sufficient support.

Meanwhile, the Fundació Institut Socioeducatiu s’Estel and the Fundació d’Atenció i Suport a la Dependència i de Promoció de l’Autonomia Personal will maintain minimum services equivalent to those provided on Sundays and public holidays.

The general strike on 11 November has been called to demand solutions to the housing affordability crisis, higher wages and improvements in employment and social rights. The organisations behind the strike have also announced demonstrations in Palma throughout the day.