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Teachers Camp in Valencia Amidst Indefinite Strike

Hundreds of educators set up tents in Plaza de la Virgen demanding real negotiation from the Ministry of Education.

Generic image of protesters with yellow vests in front of the Palau de la Música in Valencia.
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Generic image of protesters with yellow vests in front of the Palau de la Música in Valencia.

Approximately 200 teachers have initiated an indefinite encampment in Valencia's Plaza de la Virgen, setting up tents as a pressure tactic until the Ministry of Education demonstrates genuine willingness to negotiate.

The protest, part of the fourth week of the Valencian teaching staff's indefinite strike, began around 9:00 PM on Monday. According to one of the encamped teachers, Datxu Peris, between 200 and 300 people gathered, joining various protests held during the day, including one at the GVA Academic Excellence Awards ceremony attended by the President of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
The decision to camp comes after a negotiation meeting convened on Sunday at the Ministry ended without agreement. Representatives from STEPV, CCOO PV, and UGT-PV remained locked inside the building until past midnight. The mobilized teachers believe the administration's response shows "little willingness to negotiate," prompting them to "take a step forward" and extend the protest indefinitely.
The teaching collective asserts that the Minister of Education, Carmen Ortí, is "mocking" public education and "doesn't care" about families or students. They also denounce that the administration "refuses to negotiate and address the demands" aimed at improving educational quality. In a statement, they describe the closing of the Ministry's doors during recent negotiation sessions as an example of the administration's "hermeticism and authoritarianism," and state their intention to "share our demands with society as a whole."
During the GVA Academic Excellence Awards ceremony at the Palau de la Música, nearly a hundred teachers wearing yellow vests demanded the resignation of the president and the minister. They shouted "shame" at National Police officers and sang "It's not a slap," referencing a police assault on a woman protesting outside the Ministry of Education. President Juanfran Pérez Llorca entered the venue via the garage, leading the National Police to form a cordon to prevent further access by teachers.
The protest also reached the Sala Iturbi, where an attendee asked the president to "please, sit down and dialogue with the teachers," receiving applause. At the end of their performance, a group of dancers from the Higher Conservatory of Dance of Valencia displayed yellow vests with the slogan 'CSDV dignity.' One of the award recipients took the stage wearing the green t-shirt identifying teachers in defense of public schools.
The mobilization has spread to other parts of Valencia, such as the Town Hall Square, coinciding with a fireworks display. In parallel, UGT has proposed creating decentralized "resistance funds" to financially support strikers, through non-profit associations that would collect donations for solidarity distribution among striking teachers.

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