Municipal services prioritise support for emergencies, vulnerable people and matters that cannot be adjourned, while guaranteeing the right to strike for those who wish to take part.

Fire Service and City Police

The Barcelona Fire Service and the Barcelona City Police will fully cover their intervention workforces, along with operational command positions and the communication and medical support staff needed, as set out in Framework Act 2/1986.

Public support and administrative services

A minimum support structure will be available around the city’s Citizen Help and Information Offices (OAC), housing offices and registers, as well as minimum staffing in municipal managers’ offices and services. Urgent procedures and those subject to deadlines will be guaranteed, while ordinary procedures, non-urgent support and some administrative activity may be affected.

Mobility and services

Minimum operating teams will be in place to deal with emergencies in public streets and squares, to control traffic and resolve any incidents that may arise. In terms of public transport, the Government of Catalonia establishes a minimum of 25% of usual services during rush hours for the city’s bus and metro services from 6.30 am to 9.30 am and from 4.30 pm to 9 pm.

The municipal towing service will guarantee a third of its usual service levels, to remove vehicles that affect circulation or accessibility and to assist with breakdowns or accidents.

Cleaning

Cleaning services will cover emergencies or safety issues that may arise in public streets, as will public lighting services, Parks and Gardens, the Barcelona Pet Centre (CAACB), with the maintenance of public space such as tunnels, paving, signage, road structures and others assured.

People are advised not to throw out their waste between 10 pm on Tuesday and 10 pm on Wednesday.

Social services

Specific minimum services are set to support vulnerable people. Soup kitchens will be operating with service levels equal to a normal weekend at least and home help services will maintain urgent services that are necessary and cannot be adjourned. Homes for the elderly and people with disabilities, shelters, day centres and telecare services are among the services that will be operating with the staff needed to guarantee support and emergency services.

Education

The order by the Government of Catalonia sets out the minimum services in education. In infant and primary education from 3 to 12 years of age there should be one teacher for every six units, in special education 50% of the workforce, in nursery schools 33% and in school dining halls and complementary activities also 33%.