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Metro and buses will run at 25% during peak hours during the strike
The metro and buses in Barcelona will operate at 25% during peak hours. The City Council is also asking people not to take out the rubbish between Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
Minimum services will cover emergencies and urgent procedures this Wednesday, 11 November
Bomberos y Guardia Urbana will maintain 100% of intervention shift staff during the general strike this Wednesday, 11 November. The municipal decree sets minimum services to handle emergencies and actions that cannot be postponed, while guaranteeing the right to join the strike.
Metro and bus with reduced service during peak hours
The Generalitat de Catalunya has established that the metro and buses in Barcelona will operate at 25% of their usual service between 6:30 and 9:30 and between 16:30 and 21:00. The municipal tow truck service will operate at one third of its usual activity.
The tow truck will remove vehicles that affect traffic or accessibility, as well as assist broken down or crashed vehicles. There will also be minimum teams to control traffic and resolve incidents on public roads.
Emergencies prioritised and possible delays in procedures
Bomberos y Guardia Urbana will have their operational commanders and the necessary staff in the communications centre and health support, as established by Organic Law 2/1986.
Citizen service offices (OAC), housing offices and registries will maintain a minimum structure. There will also be reduced staffing in management and municipal services: urgent procedures and those subject to deadlines are guaranteed, although ordinary procedures and non-urgent attention may be delayed.
Rubbish collection will pause for 24 hours
The City Council recommends not taking out rubbish from 22:00 on Tuesday 10 until 22:00 on Wednesday 11 November. Cleaning services will attend to emergencies and safety issues on the street.
Minimum services also apply to public lighting, Parques y Jardines and the Centro de Atención y Acogida de Animales (CAACB). Maintenance of public spaces in tunnels, paving, signage and road structures, among other areas, will be maintained.
Social care and education with reduced staffing
Soup kitchens will operate at least as they do on a normal weekend. Home help will cover urgent, necessary and unavoidable services, and care homes for the elderly or people with disabilities, shelters and residential centres, day centres and telecare will have staff to handle urgent and emergency situations.
In early years and primary education, for children aged 3 to 12, there will be one teacher for every six classes. Special education will have 50% of staff; nursery schools, 33%, a percentage that will also apply to school canteens and extracurricular activities.
General strike in Barcelona today, 11 November: demonstration times, transport and minimum services