Palma sets minimum bus services for the November 11 general strike

Buses from the Municipal Urban Transport Company of Palma (EMT Palma) will operate on November 11 with a general minimum service of 30%, after the Palma City Council determined the minimums for the 24-hour general strike. The decision is contained in resolution no. 28377, dated November 9, 2026 (SEGRA no. 916246), signed by the Councilor for the Mobility area, Antonio Deudero Mayans, and published in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB) no. 144, dated November 10, 2026, Section III, p. 63718 (document 11395).

The stoppage begins at 00:00 hours on November 11 and lasts for 24 hours, directly affecting the municipal urban transport company of Palma. The minimum services were agreed upon in the meeting of November 5, 2026, between the representation of the Palma City Council, the company’s Management, and the calling unions—SATI, UGT, and CCOO—with information also provided to the legal representation of the workers. The resolution is executive from its signature and incorporation into the book of decrees, with retroactive effects to the date of the signature.

A general 30% with reinforcement towards hospitals

The dispositive body distinguishes by lines and reserves the highest coverage for itineraries that serve the reference hospitals, according to the document approved by the Traffic and Circulation Area:

• Lines 27 and 28, serving the Son Llàtzer University Hospital: minimum services of 100%.
• Line 33, serving the Son Espases University Hospital: of the 15 scheduled services, 8 full services will be provided, or their equivalent in shift segments at 100%.
• Lines 6, 20, 29, 34, 36, and 39, also towards Son Espases: coverage of 40% of scheduled services.
• Remaining EMT Palma lines: global minimum services of 30%.

School reinforcement and vehicle identification

The services designated as minimums may be allocated, subject to prior planning and operational coordination, to the reinforcement of lines serving school zones in two time slots: from 07:00 to 09:00 hours and from 13:00 to 14:30 hours. If these reinforcements are applied, they must be properly identified, and the signing parties of the agreement must be informed.

The agreement also mandates the written notification of all minimum services to the workers and establishes that each bus assigned to these services will carry the corresponding identification via posters signed by the calling parties.

Fifty staff out of 166 for administration, workshops, and SAE

For personnel not assigned to driving, the resolution sets global minimum services of 30%, with a total of 50 minimum staff out of 166 theoretical. The detail by area includes:

• Fleet and infrastructure maintenance: 62 theoretical positions and 22 minimums.
• Operations, SAE and mobility assistants: 43 theoretical and 14 minimums, with 22 mobility assistants and 7 minimums.
• Employee Care and HR, OSH and service assignment: 19 theoretical and 6 minimums.
• Information Technology: 14 theoretical and 5 minimums.
• Customer Service and Marketing: 12 theoretical and 4 minimums.
• Economics and Finance: 7 theoretical and 2 minimums.
• Legal advice: 5 theoretical and 2 minimums.

Mandatory service and judicial precedent of 80%

The reasoning for the resolution is based on article 26.1 d) of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime, which qualifies urban collective passenger transport as a mandatory minimum service in municipalities with more than 50,000 legal inhabitants, such as Palma; article 86 of the same regulation declares its reservation. The legal grounds invoke article 28.2 of the Spanish Constitution, articles 1 and 10 of Royal Decree-Law 17/1977, of March 4, on labor relations, and Constitutional Court ruling no. 33/1981.

The text also includes the ruling of the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands of January 25, 2000, which established the balance between the right to strike and the sacrifice of the community at minimum services of around 80%. The competence to issue the resolution is supported by Mayoral Decree no. 4444, of February 25, 2026, and Mayoral Decree no. 4833, of March 6, 2026.

The day after the strike, those responsible for administration, traffic and circulation, workshops, SAE and mobility assistants must send to the company Management the list of people who did not report to their workplace for having exercised the right to strike. For users of Palma’s urban transport, the resolution specifies which lines will operate and with what frequency on November 11, especially regarding travel to hospitals and school centers.

Source: Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands, no. 144, November 10, 2026, Section III, p. 63718 (official reference: 11395).