LATEST: Teachers at a public institute ask for donations to cover the salary they lose due to going on indefinite strike
Global Update:
Governments, analysts, and media outlets are continuing to follow this situation closely as additional details become available.
The indefinite strike of teachers in public schools in the Community continues, and teachers are looking for a way to extend it as long as possible. As EL ESPAÑOL reported, for every day not worked a teacher risks losing between 170 and 190 euros, as established by law. To counteract this, teachers at the IES Berenguer Dalmau in Catarroja have chosen to ask for financial donations from families. In a publication released by the coordinator of teaching assemblies, the teachers of the Catarroja educational center ask for collaboration to face the consequences of the strike. “The assembly has created a solidarity fund to face the economic losses of the teachers due to the indefinite strike,” they announce. Thus, they detail that for each day of strike “175 euros per teacher are lost.” It is not really a fixed amount. As this newspaper explained, the amount that is not received depends on the characteristics of the worker. The most representative age group of Valencian teachers is between 42 and 45 years old, with a seniority of about 20 years, 6 three-year terms and 3 six-year terms. For them, 171.55 euros would be deducted for each day of strike in the case of being a Primary teacher and similar (A2-21) and 190.84 euros in the case of being Secondary teacher and similar (A1-24). The gross salary for a teacher with that seniority is 3,210 euros, so – according to the law – with 19 days of strike the month’s salary would be exhausted. This is established by Royal Decree-Law 17/1977 on labor relations, which precisely regulates the right to strike in the professional field. Furthermore, article 6 of this Royal Decree-Law details that exercising the right to strike implies the suspension of the employment contract. Poster distributed by the teachers of the IES Berenguer Dalmau. EE This means that the worker is not obliged to work, but also that the employer is not obliged to pay the salary as a result of the time not worked. In this way, up to three deductions are made on the payroll of each worker who supports the strike: the salary corresponding to the day not worked, the proportional part of the extraordinary pay and the equitable fraction of the weekly rest for that day. The petitions The Valencian public school teachers face an indefinite strike starting this Monday, May 11, after weeks of failed negotiations. between the Department of Education and the teachers’ unions. The call comes after months of warnings from the teachers – at the beginning of the school year they already told the Valencian Government that it would face a “hot autumn” – and a last week considered key to avoiding unemployment that ultimately has not produced results. The conflict breaks out at the end of the school year and focuses on salary increases, improvements in infrastructure, the reduction of student ratios and bureaucracy, the increase in teacher staff, the defense of the use of Valencian or the air conditioning in the classrooms requested by the teachers. STEPV, UGT, CCOO, CSIF and ANPE demand a progressive recovery of 20% of purchasing power, which would mean a salary improvement of approximately 500 euros per month. The teachers ask to lower the ratios in the classrooms, going from 25 students in Infant and Primary to 15. And from 30 and 25 in ESO and Baccalaureate to 20 students. They also demand to recover staff with the creation of 2,000 new jobs and the reinforcement of professionals who work specifically on the inclusion of students with special needs in the classrooms. The unions demand from the Ministry a plan for climatic adaptation of the centers that avoids the situations of extreme cold and heat that are suffered every year in many centers. Last year they had to teach classes at 38 degrees.
Key Developments:
This event is already generating discussion among political analysts and international organizations worldwide.
Observers believe further developments could significantly shape the direction of this story in the near future.
More details may emerge as official sources continue releasing new information.
Source: This article was originally published by El Español – Home and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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