The Education Federation of CC.OO. of Madrid has announced strong cohesion and agreement among more than 20 trade unions and associations to support an indefinite strike in the region's educational sector. The mobilization is planned for next autumn, and unions indicate that the counselor of Education, Science, and Universities, Mercedes Zarzalejo, holds the power to call it off.
During the presentation of a report on the enrollment process for the 2024-2027 triennium, Aída San Millán, general secretary of the Education and Socio-educational Services Federation of CC.OO. of Madrid, highlighted the movement's unity. According to San Millán, the educational situation in Madrid is becoming chronic, and a social movement is driving the strike, with schools and teachers requesting the mobilization.
The exact start date of the protests will be announced on June 24. Unions are currently in discussions with workers to determine the "most optimal" time to initiate the indefinite strike, reiterating that the "key to de-escalation" lies with counselor Zarzalejo.
In late May, CC.OO., UGT, and Confapa had already announced the call for an indefinite strike in Madrid's public education system starting in September. They argued that the measure responds to the "systematic and sustained deterioration of the working, professional, and pedagogical conditions of teachers," which has worsened year after year without effective measures from the educational administration.
The counselor of Education, Science, and Universities of the Community of Madrid, Mercedes Zarzalejo, has criticized the strike call, deeming it "incomprehensible" and suggesting it might aim to "divert attention from other very serious issues occurring" in Spain.
