All teaching unions (except ANPE) support the strike of November 11th

PalmaThe Board of non-university teaching staff of Mallorca has expressed its support for the general strike called throughout the Spanish state this Wednesday, November 11th. The position has been endorsed by six of the seven trade union organizations with representation in the educational field of the Islands: STEI, SIAU, UOB, UGT, Alternativa, and CCOO. ANPE is the only educational union that has not adhered to it.

One of the main triggers for the mobilization is the difficulty of accessing housing, with prices that, according to the convening organizations, are unaffordable for a large part of the working class. Added to this demand are other labor and social requests, such as the improvement of wages, the fight against precariousness, the defense of the public pension system, and the strengthening of public services.

Educational improvements

In the educational field, the six unions are calling for a reduction in working hours without loss of pay, more investment in Education, a reduction in class sizes in accordance with the Education Law of the Balearic Islands (LEIB), less bureaucracy, and more resources to address diversity in schools. They also demand the modification of the necessary regulations to make partial retirement for civil servants effective, in compliance with the agreements signed by the Spanish government, and that negotiations be opened to establish retirement at age 60.

The Board considers a change in economic policies necessary and demands the recovery of collective bargaining and the guarantee of basic social rights. In this sense, it argues that housing must be a right and not a commodity intended to generate profit. The unions maintain that it is unacceptable for productivity and corporate profits to increase while the living conditions of the people who sustain economic activity worsen. For this reason, they have called for support for Wednesday's strike under the slogan 'Home, salary, pensions, and dignity'.