On May 7, an early childhood education strike will take place, which will focus on a very specific segment of the educational system: the first cycle, which covers 0 to 3 years. This is a stoppage that does not affect the entire educational system, but mainly early childhood education workers, especially in the private sector.
The call is of a state nature, although its development and follow-up will depend to a large extent on each autonomous community and each center. The impact will not be homogeneous throughout the territory, as the implementation of the sector and the response to the strike vary according to the educational structure of each region.
The strike occurs in a context of labor demands linked to the conditions of the sector, with special emphasis on salaries and job stability. The organizing bodies have focused their demands on improving the conditions of the workers in this educational field.
Who it affects
The strike mainly affects workers in the first cycle of Early Childhood Education (0-3 years). This includes staff from private nursery schools and centers that are not directly part of the public network.
Who convenes
The call has been promoted by trade union organizations in the sector, including CCOO and UGT, which have representation in the field of early childhood education. These unions have conveyed the call within the framework of negotiations and working conditions in the sector, especially in the private sphere. The Sindicato de Estudiantes has also joined.
Scope of the strike
The call has a state character in its approach, but its application is unequal. There is no uniform monitoring throughout the territory nor homogeneous implementation.
Claims
The main demands put forward by the organizing unions focus on salary improvement, review of working conditions, updating of salary scales, job stability, and professional recognition of the sector
Concentrations
There is no closed official list of communities with confirmed follow-up before the day, but the Students' Union has called for gatherings in different cities in Spain for this early childhood education strike on May 7, they are these:
Community of Madrid
Madrid: 6:00 PM at Puerta del Sol.
Catalonia
Barcelona: 12:00 hours in the Jardinets de Gràcia and 17:30 at the Government Delegation.
Tarragona: 12:00 in Plaça de la Font.
Lleida: 12:00 at the City Hall.
Girona: 12:00 at the City Hall.
Asturias
Gijón: 18:00 from Renfe to Consejería.
Galicia
A Coruña: 18:00 at the Obelisco,
Ferrol: 18:00 at Cantón de Molíns.
Lugo: 18:00 at the Multiusos.
Ourense: 18:00 at the Government Subdelegation.
Pontevedra: 18:00 at the Peregrina.
Santiago: 18:00 in Praza Roxa.
Vigo: 18:00 at the Marco Museum.
Andalusia
All provinces: 12:00 in the Provincial Delegations of Education.
Seville: 18:00 in the Alameda de Hércules.
Málaga: 18:00 in the Plaza de la Constitución.
Cádiz: 18:00 in Plaza de San Juan de Dios.
Granada: 18:00 at the Government Sub-delegation.
Córdoba: 18:00 at the Gran Capitán Temple.
Huelva: 18:00 at the Plaza de las Monjas.
Almería: 6:00 PM at Plaza de las Velas.
Castilla y León
Palencia: 11:00 at the Provincial Directorate of Education.
Castilla-La Mancha
Guadalajara: 12:00 at the Government Subdelegation and at 18:00 at the Plaza Mayor.
Aragon
Zaragoza: 12:00 at the Pignatelli Building and 17:30 at Glorieta Sasera.