Will rubbish collection in Candelaria stop on 11 November?

No, it will run at a reduced level. According to the Ayuntamiento, 16 of 27 posts will work, or 59.26%, and delays are to be expected.

How badly is street cleaning affected?

It is hit hardest of the three areas. The council will use 12 of 33 posts, or 36.36%.

Are there minimum services in the south of Tenerife too?

Only the Candelaria case has been published. For other municipalities and for the BOC, CITA News research found nothing by 10 November.

Will flights and buses on Tenerife be affected on strike day?

There is no confirmed information. Reports speak generally of possible disruption in Spain, so travellers should ask their airline or transport operator.

Who has called the general strike?

The unions CCOO and UGT back the 24-hour strike. In the Canaries, the Federación Sindical Canaria and Intersindical Canaria joined them, according to the manifesto.

Will there be a Canarian general strike afterwards?

It is possible but not decided. Daniel Casal of the Federación Sindical Canaria said his union could call one after 11 November.

Candelaria strike 11 Nov: only 31 of 67 cleaning posts work

What changes in Candelaria on 11 November?

Only 31 of the usual 67 posts will work in Candelaria on 11 November, or 46.27%. The figures count posts, not working hours.

Street cleaning takes the hardest cut, down to 12 of 33 posts, or 36.36%. Rubbish collection keeps 16 of 27 posts, or 59.26%.

The figures point to late or skipped collections and to dirtier streets and coastal stretches. General services stay staffed with 3 of 7 posts, or 42.86%.

The Ayuntamiento published its minimum services for rubbish collection, street cleaning and coastal cleaning on 10 November. They apply to the 24-hour general strike on Wednesday 11 November.

Does this also apply to the south of Tenerife?

Holidaymakers in the southern resorts have no figures to go on yet. CITA News research found no published minimum services for them by 10 November.

It also found no BOC (official gazette) decision and no statement from the Canarian government on Tenerife. Nothing reliable exists on flights, ferries or guaguas (public buses) on Tenerife.

General reports speak of possible flight cancellations and delays in Spain, but none is confirmed. Anyone flying or travelling on 11 November should ask the airline or transport operator.

For rubbish, ask your own council. Candelaria gives no routes, times or advice on dropping off waste.

Who called the strike and why?

CCOO and UGT back the 24-hour general strike across Spain. Reports say it is the first general strike the two have backed together since 2012.

Vanesa Frahija, general secretary of CCOO, and Manuel Navarro, general secretary of UGT, presented the strike in the Canaries in Las Palmas on 22 October. The Federación Sindical Canaria and Intersindical Canaria signed a joint manifesto.

Navarro said the Canaries have “the lowest wages in the whole country”. The unions also cite housing, prices, wages, pensions, health, education and blocked collective agreements.

The unions count 211,000 empty homes in the Canaries, a figure that comes from Navarro and is not officially documented. Both sides reject the label of a political strike.

Who sets the minimum services?

Who set Candelaria's minimum services is not clear. The council's page does not say.

A precedent exists from the hotel strike on 17 and 18 April 2025 in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Consejería de Turismo y Empleo (regional tourism and employment department) under minister Jéssica de León set the minimum services in a BOC decision.

In that strike, hotels had to keep 25% of staff working at reception and concierge, and 15% in rooms, cleaning, restaurants and kitchens. The decision relied on a 1977 labour regulation that allows measures for services that cannot be postponed.

CCOO announced legal action, arguing that tourism is not an essential service. The research could not open the text of that decision.

How has rubbish collection gone in Candelaria so far?

In August 2024, staff of Valoriza SA in Candelaria announced a strike during the local festivals. According to a report, they handle rubbish collection and street cleaning.

UGT demanded back pay for 2019 to 2021, plus a pre-agreement with a 2% pay rise for 2025 and 50 euros more holiday pay. How the dispute ended is not known.

The council does not say whether Valoriza is also the operator in 2026, and only the PDF's file name hints at it. The page also does not say who represents the striking waste workers.

Will there be more strikes after 11 November?

The parliamentary election is set for 29 November 2026. The strike falls in the last weeks before the vote.

Daniel Casal, general secretary of the Federación Sindical Canaria, said his union could call its own Canarian general strike after 11 November. Nothing has been decided.

Whether more Tenerife councils will publish minimum services for rubbish and cleaning is open. CITA News research found nothing on this by 10 November.