Spain: health technicians call nationwide strikes on 25 May and 15 June over reclassification
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Health technicians (TCAE and TSS) will stage 24‑hour nationwide strikes on 25 May and 15 June 2026 to demand full implementation of their professional reclassification under the 2022 civil‑service framework. The action is called by UGT Servicios Públicos and CCOO’s Health Federation, following a rally at the Finance Ministry on 21 May.
This alert was originally created on 14 May 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
May 29, 2026
No change. The first 24-hour strike by health technicians went ahead on 25 May 2026 with protests reported at hospitals. Regional authorities had already set minimum services for both 25 May and 15 June, and as of 29 May 2026 there are no credible reports that the 15 June nationwide strike has been canceled or suspended.
May 25, 2026
Regional authorities (e.g., Andalusia, Galicia and Castilla‑La Mancha) have published minimum‑service orders confirming the nationwide health‑technicians strike on 25 May 2026 and a second 24‑hour date on 15 June 2026.
Organizers
Affected Locations
- Spain (nationwide)
Sources
- https://ugt-sp.es/ugt-y-ccoo-llaman-a-la-huelga-al-colectivo-tecnico-sanitario-para-exigir-la-implantacion-de-su-reclasificacion-profesional
- https://amp.redaccionmedica.com/secciones/otras-profesiones/los-tcae-van-a-la-huelga-para-presionar-por-su-reclasificacion-profesional-6551
- https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/boja/2026/97/c01/2
- https://www.galiciapress.es/articulo/sanidad/2026-05-22/5891959-publicados-servicios-minimos-huelga-tecnicos-sanitarios-25-mayo-15-junio-galicia
- https://www.eldiario.es/castilla-la-mancha/social/son-servicios-minimos-huelga-tecnicos-sanitarios-castilla-mancha_1_13241698.amp.html
- https://www.europapress.es/cantabria/noticia-fijados-servicios-minimos-scs-huelga-tecnicos-medios-superiores-25-mayo-15-junio-20260522094937.html