Overview
- The Asamblea Educativa de Cataluña met in Barcelona and reaffirmed plans to mobilize if core demands are not met.
- Teachers say a May agreement between the regional Education Department and some unions did not include Ustec and left major issues unresolved.
- The dispute follows months of unrest and 23 strikes in the last semester driven by falling purchasing power and harder classroom conditions.
- Key teacher demands are higher salaries, smaller class sizes, better working conditions, and a rise in public education spending toward about 6% of GDP.
- If mobilization continues, the likely effects include disrupted lessons at the start of term, renewed local assemblies coordinating actions, and pressure on unions and government to reopen talks.