Article 28 recognises the right to strike (derecho a la huelga). What must the law on strikes ensure?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 28 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: That the essential services of the community keep working. Article 28 recognises the right to strike to defend workers' interests.
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Constitution · article 28.2
The question in Spanish
El artículo 28 reconoce el derecho a la huelga. ¿Qué debe garantizar la ley que regule la huelga?
The options
- AThat strikes are forbidden in public companiesQue las huelgas estén prohibidas en las empresas públicas
- BThat a judge approves each strikeQue un juez apruebe cada huelga
- CThat the essential services of the community keep workingQue se mantengan los servicios esenciales de la comunidadCorrect
What the Constitution says
«2. Se reconoce el derecho a la huelga de los trabajadores para la defensa de sus intereses. La ley que regule el ejercicio de este derecho establecerá las garantías precisas para asegurar el mantenimiento de los servicios esenciales de la comunidad.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 28 (paragraph 2, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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