Sagunto council backs teachers on indefinite strike since May
Sagunto City Council approved a motion of institutional support for Valencian teachers on indefinite strike since 11 May, with PSOE, Iniciativa Porteña, Compromís and EU-Unides Podem voting in favour.
Sagunto City Council backed the indefinite strike by 78,000 Valencian teachers that has been running since 11 May. The motion, sponsored by PSOE, Compromís per Sagunt and EU-Unides Podem and introduced by Education Councillor Raúl Palmero, calls on the Regional Ministry of Education to cut class sizes, speed up substitute cover, raise pay and guarantee Valencian as the language of instruction. The council also condemned police actions against demonstrators outside the Ministry on 31 May and urged the regional government to open genuine negotiations with teaching unions. Councillors highlighted Sagunto's specific pressures: two new primary schools and a secondary school are needed urgently due to population growth linked to the PowerCo gigafactory, and the long-stalled overhaul of the CIPFP Eduardo Merello vocational college remains unresolved. Education in Spain is a devolved competence, which is why demands target the regional Generalitat Valenciana rather than the national government. PP and Vox abstained, according to Sagunto City Council.