Overview
- The one‑day walkout on February 11 brought large demonstrations across Catalonia, with unions claiming up to 100,000 protesters and 85% participation in compulsory education, while police counts and sampled school data indicated far lower figures.
- Early‑morning actions blocked Barcelona’s Ronda Litoral and Ronda de Dalt, stretches of Gran Via and Meridiana, and highways including the C‑32, C‑31, N‑II, C‑17, C‑25, C‑55, C‑58, C‑59 and C‑37, causing long queues and tense exchanges with police.
- Teachers demanded salary increases after years of lost purchasing power, smaller class sizes, less paperwork, stable staffing and more resources for inclusive education.
- The Education Department plans to open negotiations on the regional complemento específico on February 19, described by officials as the first such move in 20 years, with potential gains framed as progressive and dependent on budget approval.
- The strike was called by USTEC‑STEs (IAC), CCOO, CGT, UGT and Professors de Secundària, and unions warned of further mobilizations in mid‑March if their priorities are not addressed.