Minimum services in La Rioja for the general strike on November 11

The Minister of Finance, Public Governance, Digital Society and Government Spokesperson, Alfonso Domínguez Simón, signed on November 8 Resolution 2775/2026, which approves the minimum services in the Public Administration of La Rioja and in the essential services provided by the private sector during the general strike of November 11, 2026. The regulation is published in the Official Gazette of La Rioja (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja) no. 216, dated November 9, 2026, within section III (Other provisions and acts), and spans 41 pages, from 18936 to 18976, with the secure verification code BOR-A-20261109-III–4221.

Eight calls and a negotiation without agreement

The strike is called for the full day of November 11, from 00:00 to 24:00 hours, by eight trade union organizations, through notices submitted between October 16 and 30, 2026, to the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy and forwarded to the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Business and Self-Employment:

• CCOO and UGT, on October 16, 2026.
• Confederación Intersindical, on October 16, 2026.
• CGT, on October 19, 2026.
• CNT and Sindicato Único de Trabajadores Solidaridad Obrera, on October 23, 2026.
• COBAS, on October 27, 2026.
• Organización Sindical de Acción Directa (OSAD), on October 28, 2026.
• Alternativa Sindical de Clase (ASC), on October 30, 2026.

The strike committee and the Administration met formally on November 4, 2026, without reaching a global agreement, neither in the public nor the private sector. In the private sphere, there were partial pacts: cleaning in health centers and hospitals of the Fundación Rioja Salud, including the CIBIR; the dining hall for resident students of I.E.S. La Laboral; and intercity transport, rural lines, regular special-use services to industrial estates, and metropolitan transport. Regarding the University of La Rioja, the meeting was held on November 3, 2026, also without agreement.

Health, emergencies and social services

The SERIS will have non-healthcare personnel on shifts, and Primary Care emergency services will maintain 100% of their on-call staff. In La Rioja Cuida, 100% of urgent sanitary transport and SOS 112 personnel are set, 75% of scheduled sanitary transport, and 10% of administrative staff. The Consortium for the Fire Extinction, Rescue and Civil Protection Service of La Rioja will maintain one corporal and two firefighter-drivers per shift in the stations of Haro, Nájera, Arnedo, and Calahorra, including the shift starting on November 10. In dependency and disability services, the general rule for a public holiday staffing level is applied, with adjustments in residences, day centers, and the “Santa Lucía” Center for the Care of People with Psychic Disabilities in Fuenmayor. In the Administration of Justice, on-call duties retain all their usual staffing.

Education, transport and private enterprise

In Early Childhood and Primary centers, the director or a member of the management team and one teacher for every 60 Primary students or fraction thereof, and for every 30 Early Childhood students, are required, with a minimum of two teachers per building; school transport remains fully operational. In the private sector, the public holiday rule applies, with exceptions: the forest fire extinction, search and rescue helicopter operates at 100%; sanitary cleaning is covered at 100%, 90%, and 80% depending on the risk of the area; laundry and meal transport, at 100%; pharmaceutical distribution, at 90%; the Fresenius dialysis center applies ratios of one registered nurse (DUE) per five patients and one nursing assistant (TCAE) per ten; and Eulen Seguridad maintains four security guards per shift at the San Pedro Hospital and the CIBIR. Passenger transport is restricted to public holiday services, in accordance with the Administration-union agreement of November 4, with bus stations open during their usual hours.

The resolution is based on Article 28.2 of the Spanish Constitution, Law 9/2023, of May 5, on the public service of La Rioja, Royal Decree-Law 17/1977, and the delegation agreed upon by the Governing Council on December 3, 2024, published in the BOR on December 4, 2024.

For the citizens of La Rioja, the regulation determines which healthcare, transport, emergency, and social services will continue to operate on Wednesday, November 11, and establishes for the first time in a single text the minimum staffing levels for both public personnel and the concessionary companies operating in the community.

Source: Official Gazette of La Rioja, no. 216, November 9, 2026, section III, pp. 18936-18976 (official reference: BOR-A-20261109-III–4221).