Navarra sets minimum social services for the general strike

The Government of Navarra has established the minimum services that must be maintained within the social services network during the general strike called for November 11, 2026. This is done through Foral Order 63/2026, dated November 4, signed by the Minister of Social Rights, Social Economy and Employment, M.ª Carmen Maeztu Villafranca, and published in the Official Gazette of Navarra number 223, corresponding to Monday, November 9, 2026 (pages 39532 and 39533). The regulation seeks to guarantee nutrition, personal care, communication, mobility, monitoring, and the protection of users throughout the strike day.

Eight unions and twenty-four hours of strike

The call affects the entirety of November 11, from 00:00 to 24:00 hours. As stated in the foral order itself, the calls have been communicated by various trade union organizations:

• CGT
• CNT
• CO.BAS
• UGT and CCOO
• ELA, LAB, ESK and STEILAS

In companies with several work shifts, the strike will begin with the first shift even if it starts before the 11th and will end once the last shift is completed, even if it extends past midnight.

The legal framework invoked is Article 28.2 of the Spanish Constitution, Article 10.2 of Royal Decree Law 17/1977, of March 4, and Articles 44.17 and 58.1.b) of the Organic Law of Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarra, together with Foral Decree 119/2002, of June 10. The proposal was forwarded by the General Directorate of Public Service to the Strike Committee.

Specific ratios in residences, housing, and day centers

The order distinguishes by type of resource and expressly excludes program and leisure activities. The staff remaining active shall adhere to these rules:

• Residential centers: direct care staff scheduled for holidays, provided it does not involve more staff than corresponds to that day.
• Moderate support housing: the same guideline as in residential centers.
• Moderate support centers and housing without habitual residential care on holidays: direct care staff necessary to cover basic needs.
• High support housing: permanent care by one worker, except during external daytime activity hours when no user remains in the functional apartment.
• Day care centers: a minimum of one care staff member for every six users, excluding technical staff, plus sufficient staff for the kitchen service if necessary.
• Minors’ system (centers, apartments, residences, and resources): direct care staff scheduled for holidays, without exceeding the staffing for that day.

In adult day care centers, transport services will also be maintained when necessary during the strike time slots.

Home care and department registry

In home care services, delivery and feeding, as well as essential personal care, will be guaranteed. The order justifies this coverage based on the unavoidable nature of services directed at dependent persons, those with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities, those with mental illness, minors, the elderly, women victims of gender-based violence, and people in situations of social exclusion.

The regulation also includes an administrative provision: at the department headquarters on González Tablas 7 street, a person must mandatorily be present at the General Registry of the Technical General Secretariat, so that citizens can submit applications.

Essential personnel will be designated by management, always after consulting union representation. Stoppages and work disruptions by those obligated to work that day will be considered illegal and will be sanctioned in accordance with applicable legislation.

Impact for users and families

The provincial order does not exhaust administrative remedies: an appeal for reversal may be filed before the Government of Navarra within one month from the day following its notification or its publication in the Official Gazette of Navarra.

For families with people admitted to residences or attended in day centers and in the home care service, the regulation provides a guarantee that food, hygiene, and basic care will continue to be covered on November 11, although leisure activities and programs are suspended. The order will also be notified to the designated persons, the Strike Committee, and the Labor Relations Section of the General Directorate of Public Service.

Source: Official Gazette of Navarra, number 223, November 9, 2026, section 1.7 Others, pp. 39532-39533 (official reference: Provincial Order 63/2026).