Madrid’s High Court intervened before the 11N general strike began and lowered part of the minimum-service rules set by the regional government. The ruling matters because it changes the practical terms of the strike day for Justice, Education and several transport services, while leaving a significant exception: Metro keeps its 2026 levels for now.
According to elDiario.es, reporting on a statement from CCOO Madrid, the court’s administrative chamber partly granted the union’s urgent interim application. The order replaces the challenged minimum-service levels with the benchmarks used in the 14 November 2012 general strike, except for Metro de Madrid.
The shift is specific for intercity buses and urban buses in municipalities outside Madrid city. The regional plans of 50% at peak times and 45% for the rest of the day return to the 2012 levels of 30% and 25%, respectively, the outlet reported. For Madrid’s municipal bus operator EMT, the figures revert from 50% and 40% to 30% and 20%. Minimum services for light rail, the Parla tram and school transport are also reduced.
In Education, CCOO said the regional government had sought staffing of one teacher per 50 pupils in primary schools and one per 90 in secondary schools. The court suspended those requirements and restored the 2012 framework, which included designated school leaders and provision for essential services. In the Justice administration, the reported change returns the focus to duty services and specifically essential proceedings.
The court’s intervention challenges the notion that minimum services are simply technical figures a regional executive can set without immediate scrutiny. Yet it does not settle the entire dispute. The TSJM kept Metro’s 2026 levels on an interim basis because the safety rationale requires examination beyond the scope of this urgent procedure. That exception shows why both strike rights and essential services need evidence-based justification for each network, rather than percentages carried over automatically.
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- elDiario.es · Source date: 2026-11-11
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