The unions CCOO, UGT, CGT and STEM have announced today a strike of the teachers of Madrid on the different days of the beginning of the school year in each of the educational stages and another day of joint strike of all the teachings.

In a statement sent to the media, they explain that "the inaction" of the regional government and the Ministry of Education at the beginning of the course is "total" and "neither adequate measures nor the essential increase in resources" have been foreseen. Therefore, the educational community and the Madrid society as a whole are "endangered".

The dates of the protest are September 4 in the Infant Schools; on the 8th in Infant and Primary and Special Education Centers, and on the 9th in the Institutes of Secondary Education and FP.

On September 10 there will be a joint strike of all levels and teachings of non-university public education, the four unions explain in the joint statement , which detail that the strike notice will be officially presented in the coming days.

Among the main union demands are: lowering the ratios of students per classroom, dividing groups, in order to be able to respect safety distances; increase of the teaching staff; more cleaning and control staff; endowment in all nursing staff centers, and measures and resources to correct the digital divide.

They also underline the need to reverse " privatization policies in Madrid education" and end "the transfer of public money to private hands."

"It is unacceptable that funds are dedicated to the baccalaureate check, it must be withdrawn and the necessary public places created. It is also necessary to address issues of educational policy, curriculum design and issues of second languages, philosophy, classical culture, music education and artistic and scientific-technological education, ultimately the right of students to a comprehensive education ".

According to the unions, "one must begin by withdrawing the last Decree of the curriculum, and if the fundamental demands are not achieved , the calls for strikes will be extended, always after consulting the workers."

They also warn that teachers will be permanently mobilized, along with families and students, if the Community continues to refuse to make the necessary investment and continues to prioritize "its objective of not increasing resources in public services, even to the detriment of safety and security. Health".

CCOO, UGT, CGT and STEM will promote the convocation of the Teaching Personnel Boards for the first week of September and will demand the immediate convocation of the Health and Safety Committees in all Territorial Area Directions.

They will also promote assemblies, concentrations and resolutions of cloisters and school councils in the centers in the first days of September.

Back to school, in court

On the other hand, Workers' Commissions have appealed to the Superior Court of Justice the instructions of the Community of Madrid for the start of the school year in the face of the coronavirus, which it considers "clearly illegal" and that they leave the educational community "to its fate".

The union has appealed the instructions on organizational measures and prevention, hygiene and health promotion against COVID-19, issued on July 9, and the instructions to start the course in public centers.

In the opinion of this union, the Ministry of Education exceeds by making use of instructions from vice-ministries to innovate in the legal system, bypassing the procedures and the principle of transparency. Also collective bargaining, as these rules suppose according to CCOO a "substantial" modification in the working conditions of the teaching staff.

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