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Potential education strike in Alcorcón: thousands of families on edge

Unions and parent associations threaten an indefinite strike in September if their salary and labor demands are not met.

Generic image of a school building with silhouettes of students and families, suggesting uncertainty about the start of the school year.
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Generic image of a school building with silhouettes of students and families, suggesting uncertainty about the start of the school year.

The return to classrooms in Alcorcón and throughout the Community of Madrid could be affected by an education strike called by unions and parent associations for September.

Thousands of families in Alcorcón are on edge due to the possibility of an indefinite education strike starting in September. Unions such as Comisiones Obreras (CC OO) and UGT, along with the Confederation of Associations of Parents and Mothers of Students (Confapa), have announced their intention to mobilize if the Consejería de Educación (Education Department) does not address their demands. This threat comes just months before the start of the 2026-2027 school year and could impact the municipality's public education network.
The organizing bodies have warned that the start of classes, scheduled for September 7, may not proceed normally if a negotiation table with the Comunidad de Madrid is not opened during the summer. The general secretary of the Enseñanza Federation of CC OO, Aída San Millán, was clear: "We want to make it clear that if the situation does not change, we will not start the school year; it will not begin normally."
The unions consider the coming months crucial and have given the Consejería a deadline to find solutions. "The summer cannot be a comfortable pause for those responsible for acting. This is the timeframe we are giving the Consejería. If teachers return in September without answers, they will return on strike," they stated.
Among the main demands of the teaching staff are salary parity with other autonomous communities, a reduction in teaching hours, lower student-teacher ratios in classrooms, and a decrease in bureaucratic burdens. Unions denounce that teachers in Madrid are among the lowest paid in Spain, despite living in one of the regions with the highest cost of living. They demand the immediate restoration of 18 weekly teaching hours in Secondary education and a reduction to 23 hours in Primary, as well as setting a maximum number of students per class and increasing investment in public schools.
For its part, the Consejería de Educación has expressed surprise at the announcement, particularly since CC OO and UGT participated in signing the last sectoral agreement with the regional government. Sources from the Consejería believe that many of the demands are already covered in that agreement and have accused the unions of creating new controversy while the commitments made are still in effect. Measures previously agreed upon included the progressive reduction of teaching hours in Secondary education to 18 weekly hours by the 2028-2029 academic year and the hiring of new teachers for special needs support.

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