Overview
- The four-day state-wide action runs Oct. 30–31 and Nov. 3–4, with organizers warning they could escalate to an open-ended strike absent concrete agreements.
- Regional health authorities in Galicia reported strike participation of about 58% on the first morning and 62% on the second, with much higher adherence in afternoon shifts and full compliance with minimum services.
- Hospitals reported halted radiology, clinical analysis and pathology activity, leaving thousands of non-urgent blood and other samples unprocessed and forcing repeat tests and cancellations.
- Technicians demand recognition as a regulated health profession, reclassification and pay under Group B, and university-level training aligned with the EU framework that they argue Spain has not adopted.
- Demonstrations spread across cities including Barcelona, and a central march in Madrid is scheduled for Nov. 3 to span the Finance and Education ministries and end at Health.