Nationwide: doctors’ strike on January 14–15, 2026
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Medical unions maintain a nationwide doctors’ strike for January 14–15, demanding a specific statute and improvements to hours and pay. The call is led by APEMYF and unions including CESM and SMA.
This alert was originally created on 2 January 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
Jan 13, 2026
The Jan 14–15 doctors’ strike is convened by APEMYF and its member/regional unions (e.g., AMYTS, Metges de Catalunya, Sindicato Médico de Euskadi, O’MEGA, Simega, SMP, Sindicato Médico Avanza). CESM and SMA support broader actions but are not formal conveners of these two dates in several regions.
Jan 11, 2026
Organizer clarification: the 14–15 Jan doctors’ strike is convened by APEMYF and its member organizations (e.g., AMYTS, Metges de Catalunya, Sindicato Médico de Euskadi, Sindicato Médico Avanza, Omega). CESM and SMA support wider actions but are not the formal conveners of these two dates in several regions.
Organizers
- APEMYF
- CESM
- SMA
Affected Locations
- Spain (national)
Sources
- https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/observatorios/sanidad/20251216/sanidad-llega-pacto-sindicatos-sanitarios-no-frena-huelga-medica-no-abordan-peticiones/1003744056534_0.html
- https://www.larazon.es/sociedad/huelga-medicos-espana-reforma-estatuto-marco-monica-garcia-directo-protestas-reacciones_202512096937c0bd6e5e5012dce00d20.html
- https://metgesdecatalunya.cat/es/actualidad/noticias/el-preacuerdo-entre-sanidad-y-los-sindicatos-del-ambito-de-negociacion-para-renovar-el-estatuto-marco-no-suspende-la-huelga-de-facultativos