Teachers' unions warn that the next school year will be eventful from the start
The Educational Assembly announces that the first day of school, September 8, "will not be normal"
BarcelonaThe teachers' unions leading the mobilizations to demand educational improvements have once again warned this Saturday that the next school year will be turbulent and that protests will disrupt classrooms from the start of the first term.
The commitment to mobilization was agreed during the meeting of the Educational Assembly of Catalonia in Barcelona, which served to analyze the current situation and debate future steps in the context of the current educational conflict, according to union sources. Mònica Rodrigo, spokesperson for the entity, indicated that "it has been voted that the first day and the start of the school year will not be normal".
The Assembly is part of the coordination process promoted by center assemblies and various teaching collectives that have gained prominence during the 2025-2026 school year, in parallel to the mobilizations and strikes in the Catalan education sector. The objective is to consolidate a grassroots participation structure, separate from traditional union leadership, to collectively debate and decide the demands of teachers and all education workers.
Among their demands are the improvement of working conditions, salary increases, reduction of class sizes, more resources for public schools, and an increase in educational investment to approach 6% of GDP. The meeting comes after several months of protests, strikes, and negotiations between the unions and the Department of Education.
Catalonia has closed a school year marked by a series of teacher strike days and the new agreement sealed on May 29 between the Department of Education, CCOO, UGT, and Secondary Teachers (Aspepc), but without the majority union, Ustec. The discontent of the educational community has taken to the streets throughout Catalonia, with mobilizations in all four provinces to demand better salary and working conditions, citing the loss of purchasing power and the increasing complexity in classrooms across the territory in recent years.
