Catalonia teachers' strike on 26 November 2026: schools, minimum services and what to do
The education strike in Catalonia on 26 November 2026: who called it, whether schools open, minimum services and what parents need to know.
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Thursday 26 November 2026: education strike announced by the teachers' unions USTEC·STEs and CGT Ensenyament. Affects: schools. Minimum services not published yet (checked on 3 November 2026): the Generalitat sets them in an order in the DOGC (schools), a few days before the strike.
The strike at a glance
- Called by
- The teachers' union USTEC·STEs, which announced it on 28 October 2026 in its statement "Aquest novembre, blindem la pública!" ("El 26N, vaga educativa"), and CGT Ensenyament, which on the same day called on staff to prepare "la vaga educativa del 26 de novembre".
- Day and hours
- Thursday 26 November 2026, a school day. The unions have not yet published the hours or exactly which staff are called out.
- Affects
- Schools
- Minimum services
- Minimum services not published yet (checked on 3 November 2026)
- With whom
- According to the joint press release of 28 October, the calendar of protests is set by USTEC·STEs, CGT, La Intersindical, COS and CNT together with the Assemblea Educativa de Catalunya, and it lists 26 November as a "vaga de les treballadores de l'educació" (a strike of education workers).
- Before that
- On Saturday 21 November, USTEC·STEs is calling a large demonstration of the school community in Barcelona, "en defensa de l'educació pública" (in defence of state education) according to the joint release, which says the unions will give the details later.
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Data on this page last verified: 3 November 2026.
This page is built from the same list of strikes as our guide to strikes in Barcelona and Catalonia: only what the union calling the strike, the operators, the DOGC and BOE gazettes and the Ministry of Transport publish, never what the press reports ahead of them. When minimum services come out or the call changes, you will see it here.
Minimum services
Not published yet (checked on 3 November 2026 on the Department of Business and Labour's list of strikes with minimum services). For state schools, the Department of Business and Labour sets them by order: for the education strike of 8 September 2026, the order was signed on 3 September, five days before. We will add them here as soon as they are out.
Who sets them and where they are published
| Service | Who sets them | Where they are published |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | Generalitat (Department of Business and Labour), by order | The order, in the DOGC and on the list of strikes with minimum services; your school tells families |
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What it affects and what it does not
| Service | Affected by this strike? |
|---|---|
| Rodalies and regional trains | No |
| TMB metro and buses | No |
| FGC and tram | No |
| High-speed and long-distance trains | No |
| Hospitals, health centres and A&E | No |
| Schools | Yes |
This strike only. Other strikes on those days are listed further down.
Thursday 26 November is a school day in the 2026-2027 school calendar ([Order EDF/66/2026](https://portaldogc.gencat.cat/utilsEADOP/PDF/9653/2147443.pdf)). The full calendar, with holidays and each school's own free days: Catalonia school calendar 2026-2027.
What to do
- Parents: schools do not close, but some teachers may strike. Once the minimum-services order is out, your school will tell you what it can provide that day.
- Working at a school and want to strike? You do not have to tell anyone beforehand: the rules on strikes do not require individual workers to give notice, according to the Generalitat's Department of Business and Labour. You are not paid for the day: the contract is suspended during the strike (Article 6.2 of Royal Decree-Law 17/1977).
Other strikes on those days
Strikes announced for the same days or under way, from the same list:
- From Wednesday 28 October 2026: indefinite doctors' strike (Metges de Catalunya). Strike in Barcelona and Catalonia today: what runs
- When is the education strike in Catalonia?
- Thursday 26 November 2026, a school day. The unions have not yet published the hours or exactly which staff are called out.
- Is there school on 26 November?
- Yes. Thursday 26 November is a school day in the 2026-2027 school calendar (Order EDF/66/2026). Parents: schools do not close, but some teachers may strike. Once the minimum-services order is out, your school will tell you what it can provide that day.
- What minimum services are there in schools?
- Not published yet (checked on 3 November 2026 on the Department of Business and Labour's list of strikes with minimum services). For state schools, the Department of Business and Labour sets them by order: for the education strike of 8 September 2026, the order was signed on 3 September, five days before. We will add them here as soon as they are out.
- Who called the education strike?
- The teachers' union USTEC·STEs, which announced it on 28 October 2026 in its statement "Aquest novembre, blindem la pública!" ("El 26N, vaga educativa"), and CGT Ensenyament, which on the same day called on staff to prepare "la vaga educativa del 26 de novembre".
- Do I have to give notice if I strike?
- No. According to the Generalitat's Department of Business and Labour, individual workers do not have to give notice. You are not paid for the day: the contract is suspended during the strike (Article 6.2 of Royal Decree-Law 17/1977).
Data on this page last verified: 3 November 2026.
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Sources
This page cites official and primary sources. If you spot an error, let us know.
- Aquest novembre, blindem la pública! (28/10/2026) — USTEC·STEs
- Al novembre, tornem al carrer: el conflicte educatiu segueix viu! (28/10/2026) — CGT Ensenyament
- Nota de premsa conjunta: nou calendari de mobilitzacions aprovat a la 9a Assemblea Educativa de Catalunya (28/10/2026, PDF) — CGT Ensenyament
- Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya — DOGC
- Informació de vagues amb serveis mínims (e-Tauler) — Departament d'Empresa i Treball
- Preguntes més freqüents: vagues — Departament d'Empresa i Treball
- Real Decreto-ley 17/1977, de 4 de marzo, sobre relaciones de trabajo (artículos 3, 4 y 10) — BOE
- Ordre EDF/66/2026, de 22 d'abril, calendari escolar dels cursos 2026-2027, 2027-2028 i 2028-2029 — Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional — DOGC núm. 9653, 27.4.2026
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