What changes on 11 November for visitors in the south?

The strike on Wednesday 11 November 2026 lasts 24 hours and covers the public and private sectors. “Actividades esenciales” (essential services) must keep a minimum service running.

As of 10 November, no minimum services are confirmed for the guaguas (local buses) of Global and Guaguas Municipales, the tram, ferries or airports. No official notice from the Canarian government or the BOC (the Canary Islands official gazette) has turned up so far.

Anyone flying on 11 November, or with a booked transfer, should check first with the airline, airport and bus operator. General warnings exist for Spain as a whole, but nothing covers the Canary airports or Binter.

Delays are likely at schools, public-office appointments and non-urgent clinic appointments. The sources do not say whether hotels, restaurants and excursion providers in the south are affected.

When and where are the unions marching?

On Gran Canaria, the march starts at 18:00 in Parque Santa Catalina in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. It ends at the Delegación del Gobierno (the Spanish government's office) on Plaza de la Feria.

On Tenerife, the march sets off at 17:30 from Plaza Weyler in Santa Cruz, half an hour earlier than first planned. It ends at the seat of the Canarian government.

On Fuerteventura, the march starts at 17:30 at the Delegación del Gobierno in Puerto del Rosario, Calle Primero de Mayo 64. The sources name no end point.

How are schools, hospitals and town halls affected?

The Consejería de Educación (the Canarian education department) has set minimum services for schools. Infant and primary schools with up to 8 classes keep one member of the management team and one teacher on duty.

Schools with more than 8 classes add one teacher per 8 classes, and the institutos (secondary schools) one per 10 classes. Normal lessons are not guaranteed, so parents should ask the school directly.

Boarding schools keep 25% of their teachers and special-needs schools 50%. That counts as a minimum service, not normal operation.

Emergency rooms, intensive care and urgent treatment continue in hospitals. Consultations, diagnostics and non-urgent operations may be delayed, and the number 012 gives information.

In Telde, the council and unions agreed unanimously on 20 staff as the minimum at the town hall. Of these, 5 work in social services, 6 in statistics and citizen services, 5 in municipal services, 1 in IT and 3 in human resources.

How other town halls open on 11 November depends on their own minimum-service decision. Nobody has yet announced a single rule for the whole island.

Who called the general strike and why?

CCOO and UGT are the main organisers of the strike. CGT and CNT back the call, while the Federación Sindical Canaria and Intersindical Canaria signed a manifesto urging people to take part.

The unions cite housing, wages and prices, as well as shorter working hours and workers' rights. They also point to the failure of two housing decrees in the Congreso (the Spanish parliament).

Manuel Navarro, general secretary of UGT Canarias, calls the strike “clearly a labour strike, without ruling out the political side”. He and Vanesa Frahija, general secretary of CCOO Canarias, spoke on 22 October in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

CEOE president Antonio Garamendi called the strike electoral tactics and said he would challenge it. The strike falls just over two weeks before the parliamentary election on 29 November 2026.

According to Navarro, 14 years have passed since the last general strike. The unions cite that figure as a sign of how urgent their demand is.

What do the unions say about housing and wages?

The unions count 211,000 empty homes in the Canaries, including 17,300 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and 14,300 in Las Palmas. Navarro says the problem could be solved if 20% of them were rented out.

Daniel Casal of the Federación Sindical Canaria puts the pay gap at around 500 euros against the Spanish average. GDP grows 2.85% in the Canaries and 2.7% in Spain, he says, but the region ranks last for income per head.

Social housing makes up only 1% of the stock, according to CCOO. The unions supply all these figures, and they have not been checked against ISTAC (the Canaries' statistics institute) or INE (Spain's national statistics office).

Will there be more strikes after 11 November?

Casal does not rule out another Canaries-wide general strike after 11 November. No decision on one has been taken.

No forecasts on turnout exist, and the strike day has not yet been assessed. A note about further transport strikes in November carries no year and is unconfirmed.