Decree 241/2026: minimum services for the general strike of November 11

The Governing Council of the Region of Murcia has established by decree the minimum services that must be covered during the general strike on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, both within the regional Administration and in companies, entities, and institutions that provide public services or services of recognized and urgent necessity. The regulation is Decree 241/2026, of November 5, published in the Official Gazette of the Region of Murcia (BORM) no. 258 this Saturday, November 7, with reference A-071126-5452 and provision number 5452. The decree is supplemented by a specific agreement for the General Administration of the Community and another for the two public universities, processed as provisions 5456 and 5457 of the same gazette.

The text is issued under article 10 of Royal Decree-Law 17/1977, of March 4, on Labor Relations, and Decree 35/2012, of March 9, which empowers the Governing Council to set minimums when the strike is general. It is signed by President Fernando López Miras and the Councilor for Business, Employment, and Social Economy, Luis Alberto Marín González, and entered into force on the day of its approval, November 5.

The calls cover the entire day, from 00:00 to 24:00 hours, with specific rules for centers with multiple shifts: the strike begins in the first shift even if it starts before midnight and ends when the last shift finishes, even if it extends beyond. The unions backing the call are CCOO and UGT at the national level, in addition to Confederación Intersindical and CGT, as stated in provision 5457.

Previous day and affected groups

Article 1 of the decree mandates the maintenance of the minimums in the annex in all companies and entities with public services or services of recognized necessity in the Region. The text also includes a provision for the previous day:

• During the day of November 10, persons whose performance is related to the production of products, services, and supplies that must have immediate effects on the 11th shall cease their activity.

Company representatives will designate workers based on objective and rotating criteria and notify them; those who refuse to cover the minimums will incur disciplinary liability, and strikes by designated personnel will be considered illegal according to Royal Decree-Law 17/1977.

Health, transport, and social services

The annex details the percentages by sector:

• Urgent health transport: 100% of the service; scheduled transport maintains 100% for hemodialysis, oncology treatments and consultations, hyperbaric chamber, discharges and inter-center transfers, and 70% for rehabilitation and outpatient consultations.
• Hospitals: holiday schedule activity, except for dialysis, oncology, radiotherapy, day hospital, ICU, and Resuscitation; cleaning of care areas is fully maintained and drops to 30% in administrative offices and outpatient consultations.
• Regional intercity buses: 60% of ordinary services during peak hours (06:30–09:00, 13:00–15:00, and 19:00–21:00) and 40% otherwise; 100% for special-use transport.
• Murcian Institute of Social Action (IMAS): staffing equivalent to a holiday in residential centers and 50% of the workforce in other centers and home care.
• Museums: one security guard per museum (7 in total, including the Alcantarilla warehouse), one cleaning staff member and one visitor service staff member in each of the six museums, and a single maintenance position.
• Funeral services: 100%, except for administrative tasks at 75%; pharmaceutical distribution: 90% in production, customer service, and transport, and 70% in the rest.

General administration and universities

The agreement published as provision 5456, signed by general secretary Sonia Carrillo Mármol, guarantees environmental functions, childcare, public health, emergencies, facility surveillance, and essential IT within the regional Administration. Designated personnel who fail to comply will commit a very serious offense, and those who support the strike will not receive remuneration for the time not worked.

Provision 5457, signed by general secretary Enrique Ujaldón Benítez, specifies the minimum services for the University of Murcia and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena: evaluable tests scheduled before November 3, one person per shift at the access control of the Espinardo, La Merced, and Health Sciences campuses, the animal facility, registry, and Rectorate secretariats.

The publication arrives four days before the strike, so citizens already know which services will remain operational and the called-upon workers know which minimums they are subject to in health, transport, education, and social care.