This unprecedented mobilization, both in its duration and in uniting all teaching unions, aims to keep classrooms empty sustainably at the end of the academic year. Over 66,000 teaching staff across the autonomous community are called to strike.
In Marina Alta, unions anticipate very high participation, similar to the first day of the strike, when, according to Comisiones Obreras, 64.8% of professionals did not teach. In addition to informational pickets, the regional teachers' assembly coordinator has planned three demonstrations in Dénia, Xàbia, and Pedreguer.
The unions' and assemblies' intention is for the strike to have the greatest possible effect on schools to pressure the regional education department. This will lead to a halt in curriculum progress, uncertainty regarding exams, and the blocking of the Diagnostic Evaluation, tests that measure student academic performance. Extracurricular activities, such as excursions, have also been canceled.
“"The indefinite strike in the teaching collective has managed to unite all unions to keep classrooms empty sustainably at the end of the academic year."
Minimum services require the mandatory presence of a responsible member of the management team in all public centers, excluding teaching activities. For Infant and Primary Education, there must be one teacher per educational stage, with a minimum of one for every four units. In Special Education, two educators for every five units. For ESO and Bachillerato, one teacher per educational stage, with a minimum of one for every ten units.
One of the conflict points between the education department and the unions has been the former's intention for all teachers to evaluate Second Year Bachillerato students, a measure that unions believe violates the right to strike. STEPV has prepared a model for complaints regarding these minimum services.
Among the demands of the teaching collective are a reduction in student-teacher ratios (from 25 to 15 students in Infant and Primary, and from 30/25 to 20 in ESO and Bachillerato), the recovery of staff with the creation of 2,000 new jobs, and the improvement of school infrastructures, including a climate adaptation plan and the completion of projects from the Edificant Plan.
Salary improvements are also demanded, such as the recovery of purchasing power, a 500 euro gross monthly increase, annual CPI review, and the recovery of the extra payment. Finally, improvements in working conditions are sought, such as reduced temporary employment, remuneration for participation in opposition tribunals, and reduced teaching load for those over 55, as well as procedural simplification. The mobilizations also advocate for the preservation of Valencian as a language of cohesion and educational quality.
