Overview
- A union survey of 9,817 teachers showed a majority in favor of starting an indefinite strike on May 11, and unions say 77% are ready to join stoppages.
- The result is not yet a formal strike call, with an assembly on April 29 set to decide whether to launch the action.
- Ballots also recorded 2,279 votes for a May 25 start date, reflecting support for striking with different views on timing.
- Union demands include higher pay, smaller class sizes, and repeal of a regional law that lets families choose the main language of instruction.
- The five unions on the education bargaining body asked to meet President Juanfran Pérez Llorca to begin what they call real negotiations.
- The families’ confederation Covapa announced street protests against the strike over risks to exams and the end of the school year.