40,700 teachers say no to the agreement with the Government: half of the staff respond to the Ustec consultation

BarcelonaThe Ustec's inquiry regarding the agreement signed between the Department of Education and the CCOO and UGT unions It has revealed a majority rejection by teachers, at least those who participated in the consultations. With 50% of the permanent staff participating, 40,780 teachers expressed their opposition to the terms of the agreement, equivalent to 95% negative responses, while only 2,185 supported it.

For Ustec, the largest union in the education sector, this result provides "broad legitimacy." to the rejection of the agreement and "forces the Government to rectify the situation and return to the negotiating table." It also ratifies the commitment of the majority of professionals to the strikes called for March 16-20.

"This is a direct message to Councilor Dalmau and President Illa: yours country agreement It was a farce, and the collective has brought it down. Palau's show, orchestrated with CCOO and UGT, has resolved nothing: it has only revealed that he wanted to cover up the conflict with propaganda. "Now he must rectify this," Ustec stated in a press release.

The union insists that the Catalan government's proposal is "insufficient in terms of salaries, student-teacher ratios, inclusive education, curriculum, and job security." "The government has not offered measures to recover lost purchasing power, nor real investment to reduce student-teacher ratios, nor the necessary resources to improve student support and inclusive education that will be noticeable in schools by the 2026 academic year," it adds. The government's agreement with the CCOO and UGT unions includes, among other things, an additional €3,000 for teachers, a slight reduction in student-teacher ratios, and €300 million to strengthen inclusive education. According to the president of the Catalan government, Salvador Illa, this is the "most ambitious" agreement reached in the country to date on education. The main practical consequence of the opposition from the USTEC, Secondary School Teachers', and CGT unions is the continuation of the strikes called for next Monday. The mobilizations will begin on Monday the 16th in Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, and the area of ​​the Barcelona Education Consortium, with a central event at 12:30 pm in Plaça Urquinaona, and will end on Friday the 20th with a joint demonstration in the Catalan capital at 12:30 pm in Plaça Tetuán.