The indefinite teachers' strike in the Valencian Community will continue after none of the unions present at the Sectoral Committee have accepted or signed the proposal, theoretically definitive, put forward by the Ministry of EducationThe meeting held this Wednesday, May 20, the eighth school day of the strike, ended just twenty minutes after it began, without an agreement between the parties and with the negotiation completely blocked, despite the unions' desire to continue the talks.
The convening unions, STEPV, CCOO, UGT and CSIF, together with APPEALThe unions, which joined the negotiation process later, have officially conveyed their rejection of the document to the Regional Ministry. The meeting had been convened by the regional government so that the unions could formally communicate whether they accepted the proposal and whether they would call off the indefinite strike that began on May 11.
The mass consultation of teachers marks the union's rejection
The union's decision was preceded by an online consultation organized throughout the day by the Coordinator of Teacher Assemblies of the Valencian Country (CADPV), together with STEPV, CCOO, UGT, CGT, COS, CSO, CNT and Docents in Lluita.
From early morning, the unions had called on Valencian teachers to participate massively in an open vote to decide whether to accept the preliminary agreement offered by the Regional Ministry of Education and whether to call off the strike. The result has been the central element used by the unions to justify their refusal to sign.
Participation has been particularly high. According to the data provided in the 16:30 p.m. update, 40.133 people responded to the form, with virtually total stability of the results from the early hours of the day.
The results show widespread rejection of the agreement proposed by the regional government. 78% of the participating teachers voted directly against accepting the proposal, which is equivalent to 31.287 responses.
For its part, 16% would accept the agreement only if it included an annual salary review clause linked to the CPI.While Only 6% supported accepting the document and calling off the indefinite strike.It was precisely that last percentage that STEPV later publicly conveyed during the broadcast of the Sectoral Committee.
Who participated in the consultation
The published data also reflect very broad and cross-cutting participation within the Valencian education system. The stages with the highest participation were: Secondary and Baccalaureate, with 15.456 responses, followed by Primary, with 13.488, e Children, with 6.562.
Teachers from Training Professional, centers of education. special, artistic education, official schools of languages, FPA and stage 0-3.
Regarding the monitoring of the strike, the results show that the consultation had significant participation from teachers directly involved in the conflict. 8.119 people claimed to have participated in every day of the strike, while thousands more indicated having participated partially in different days.
Teachers consider ratios and salaries as absolute priorities
The consultation also included a ranking of the demands that teachers consider priorities for future negotiations with the Regional Ministry of Education. According to the ranking, the main priorities identified by the teachers are:
- The reduction of ratios.
- The recovery of purchasing power.
- Improving staffing and educational inclusion.
- Educational infrastructure.
- Reducing bureaucracy.
- The linguistic model.
- Labor rights and competitive examinations.
In the specific case of wage recovery, 42,6% placed it as their absolute top priorityThe ratios also appear as a central concern: 35,1% placed them as the first priority and 29,1% as the second.
The majority supports maintaining the indefinite strike.
The survey also asked how future protests should be organized if no agreement was reached with the administration. The results show that the option clearly preferred by the teaching staff is maintain the indefinite strikeThat option was chosen as the top priority by 58,4% of the participants.
The second most supported option was the possibility of carrying out strikes by provinces or regions, while other alternatives proposed included strikes by educational stages, centralized demonstrations on weekends or decentralized mobilizations.
STEPV: «The union unity remains intact»
At each meeting, the unions have been providing minute-by-minute updates on the discussions through their channels. During the broadcast by STEPV today, the union reported that Regional Minister Carmen Ortí opened the meeting by directly posing two questions: if the unions were willing to call off the strike and if they accepted the final agreement drawn up by the administrationThe union's response was negative.
«Only 6% support the agreement. STEPV's response, therefore, is no."The union publicly stated that STEPV also claimed to have delivered to the Regional Ministry a "realistic snapshot of the schools" compiled from the problems reported by school management teams and teachers during the recent weeks of conflict.
The union also demanded that the Ministry reopen negotiations to address the demands that remain outside the document.No union will sign the agreement. Union unity remains intact."STEPV stated.
The Ministry concludes the meeting and announces an internal review.
According to information released by the unions themselves, the meeting concluded after the regional minister announced that the administration would "reflect" on the positions put forward by the unions. At this time, the regional ministry has not yet issued a full public statement following the unions' rejection of the agreement.
The indefinite strike continues after eight days of conflict
With the formal rejection of the agreement proposed by the Regional Ministry of Education, the indefinite teachers' strike continues in the Valencian Community after eight school days of mobilization. During this time, the conflict has led to massive demonstrations, rallies at schools, informational pickets, and significant participation in the strike across numerous schools. institutes y colleges Valencian publics.
The unions maintain that the mobilization will continue until a proposal is presented that they consider sufficient to address the demands raised since the beginning of the education conflict. For the moment, following the failure of this latest Sectoral Committee meeting, the situation remains completely uncertain.
