The 0-3 educators will go on strike again on June 2

PalmThe labor conflict in the Early Childhood Education stage from 0 to 3 years has entered a particularly tense phase. The 0-3 Network has agreed to intensify mobilizations and call a general strike next Tuesday, June 2, throughout the Archipelago, with the support of CCOO, UGT, and STEI, continuing the strike of May 7. The protest aims to channel the growing discontent of a group that claims to feel neglected. According to the unions, both employers and the Government continue to fail to respond to the demands considered urgent by the sector's workers.

The day of June 2 will include two main mobilizations in Palma. The first will be a concentration at 10:00 AM in front of the Parliament. The second will be a demonstration scheduled for 6:00 PM. It will begin in Plaça d’Espanya and will end in front of the Palma City Hall, which will lead to the recovery of routes that on other occasions have already been symbolic for the educational sector.

Reproaches to employers' associations

The new turn comes after last week business associations in the sector again refused and did not attend the meeting scheduled to establish the negotiating body for the first regional collective agreement. According to unions, this is the second consecutive absence of the business organizations CECEIB and PIMEM, an event they consider a new attempt to block the negotiation process.

CCOO, UGT and STEI interpret this attitude as a strategy to avoid the opening of a specific labor framework for the sector in the Islands, and insist that the creation of this agreement is key to correcting the labor precarity and salary inequalities affecting educators in the first cycle of early childhood education. As they explain, the current system generates significant differences between professionals who perform the same educational functions but receive different salaries depending on the center or ownership.

One of the main points of contention is the refusal of business associations to move towards a regional agreement, as they argue that the state framework is already sufficient to regulate the sector. Furthermore, according to unions, business organizations condition any negotiation on the participation of public administration, a requirement that union confederations consider a way to delay the process.

This deadlock situation comes in a context of growing tension in the sector, with recent mobilizations and a climate of discontent among workers. Unions warn that the lack of progress at the negotiating table could lead to new protest actions if employers continue to refuse to negotiate effectively. In parallel, criticism towards the Government also continues, with some union representatives reproaching it for a hesitant stance on the conflict and a lack of involvement in facilitating an agreement between the parties.

The conflict remains stalled: employers maintain their position of not moving forward with the regional agreement, while unions insist they will not give up their demands and warn of a possible increase in union pressure if the situation does not change.