Barcelona City Council sees 18% of its workforce join the strike

City Council workers joining the general strike of 11 November accounted for 17.9% of the workforce, according to data from 11.30 am. Municipal areas saw 17.7% of staff on strike, while the figure stood at 14.4% in the districts, 28.2% at municipally operated schools, 3% in municipal companies and 17.7% in municipal consortiums and foundations. As for mobility, this fell to around 50% compared to a normal working day.
Parada de metro de la L2

11/11/2026 14:25 h

As established by the decree on minimum services, the necessary teams were in place to deal with emergencies, vulnerable people and matters that could not be adjourned. Minimum services worked normally to guarantee essential, security and emergency services.

The freephone 010 number was operating at 50% of its usual capacity and the Citizen Help and Information Offices offered reduced services. As for schools, there were some problems early in the morning to gain access to 16 schools and 11 nursery schools, which were resolved during the morning.

The city’s libraries were closed, while municipal markets stayed open, although some stalls remained closed. Barcelona Activa facilities were open and cleaning services offered minimum services to deal with any situations that arose.

Mobility down to around 50%

Between 7 am and 10 am, access to the city was down by 43%, with traffic on the ringroads at 53% of the usual volume and circulation within the city dropping by 39%.

As for TMB, the metro worked with the expected minimum services of 25% from 6.30 am to 9.30 am. In contrast, the bus service was affected by incidents at the Triangle depot, with minimum services expected to resume from 4.30 pm to 9 pm.

TMB updates on possible disruptions were available on the usual channels, in particular the @TMB profile on X.

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