Technicians in the events and stage industry in Navarre have discussed 10 October 2026 called for a regional collective agreement with a one-day strike and several rallies. The union LABhad called the action. Demonstrations were held, among other places, outside Palacio de Navarra, the congress and cultural centre Baluarte and the Teatro Gayarre in Pamplona.
According to workers and LAB, the aim of the action is to secure the first autonomous collective agreement for technical work at performances, concerts and events. It would establish binding minimum conditions—including clear rules on working hours, transparent pay and uniform minimum wages—and bring together a sector that has so far been fragmented. Organisers cite differing types of contract, irregular working hours and widely varying daily rates between venues and clients as grounds for their demand.
The rallies were directed at the regional government and cultural institutions commissioning public productions. According to consistent reports from the media and the union, the protest was peaceful. Operations at some venues were restricted. According to information from Diario de Navarra at least one event at Teatro Gayarre was rescheduled.
The union LAB sees a regional collective agreement as the means of securing minimum standards across the industry. In its view, these should include provisions for reliable scheduling, payment for set-up and travel time, and health and safety. An agreement would also focus collective bargaining on Navarra and take account of the sector’s specific rules. Industry employers’ associations had not commented publicly on the demands by Saturday.
The background is a labour market in which technical teams often work on short-term, project-based contracts. Many production companies in Navarra are small, which workers say leads to inconsistent practices—for example, in premiums for night, Sunday and public-holiday work, or rest periods between set-ups and dismantling. The strikers want a separate agreement to establish minimum standards in these areas without ruling out workplace-specific solutions.
The organisers did not say whether there would be further strike days. LAB said it would inform those involved about the next steps. The regional government did not comment on possible talks on Saturday. The strikers stressed that the dispute was not aimed at cancelling programmes, but at negotiating reliable rules for the technical infrastructure of cultural and events operations in Navarra.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).