The strike, which starts this Monday, May 11, has been called by STEPV, CCOO, UGT, and CSIF, and is supported by ANPE. Planned actions for the first week include informational picket lines at educational centers early in the morning, followed by midday demonstrations in Elx, Alicante, València, and Castelló.
On Tuesday, a poster campaign will be carried out in the morning, and sit-ins will take place in the centers in the afternoon. On Wednesday, May 13, concentrations are scheduled for 12:00 PM at the doors of the Palau de la Generalitat and the regional government delegations, such as the Casa de las Brujas in Alicante and the Casa de los Caracoles in Castelló.
Thursday's concentrations will move to the Ministry of Education and the provincial Territorial Directorates at 12:00 PM. To conclude the week, on Friday, May 15, a "large unitary demonstration" is planned in València, starting from Plaza de San Agustín at 12:00 PM.
This indefinite strike comes after weeks of disagreements between the administration and teaching unions, who accuse the Ministry of Education of "mocking" the collective and refusing to engage in "real negotiation" over their demands. These demands include improved salaries, as Valencian professionals are at the bottom of the pay scale in Spain and the regional portion of their salary has not been updated since 2010. Additionally, they demand actions in infrastructure, reduced student-teacher ratios, and protection of the Valencian language.
“"There is a line we cannot cross: the evaluation of second-year Baccalaureate students is not negotiable. No student or family can be held hostage by a union conflict."
The Sectoral Education Board, held last Thursday, failed to reach an agreement to avoid the strike, as teaching representatives rejected the Ministry's economic proposal, which consisted of a progressive increase of 75 gross euros per month until 2029. Unions described the proposal as "outrageous and derisory."
The minimum services set by the Generalitat include considering "essential actions for the final evaluation" of 2nd-year Baccalaureate students as minimum services. This requirement has drawn criticism from union organizations, who have called the minimum services "abusive" and have appealed them before the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (TSJCV).
The Confederació de AMPA de la Comunitat Valenciana 'Gonzalo Anaya' has expressed its "support" for the mobilizations, while the Confederation of Associations of Mothers and Fathers of Students of the Valencian Community (Covapa) does not share the call for an indefinite strike, warning of the "impact" it could have on students.
