Overview
- Five unions — PIDE, CSIF, ANPE, UGT and CC OO — set a general strike for 7 November with a central demonstration in Mérida, calling more than 16,000 teachers.
- The Education Department held a sectorial meeting without union representatives and confirmed 333 teaching vacancies for the 2026 exams, including 33 reserved for disability.
- Consejera Mercedes Vaquera detailed a pay plan of €80 gross per month from January 2026 plus €20 more from January 2027, with nearly €24 million budgeted.
- The Junta argues the unions’ broader demand would top €62 million in just over a year, while unions maintain the offer does not achieve salary homologation with the national average.
- Unions say they will skip further Consejería convocations, allege the administration manipulated salary comparisons, demand Vaquera’s resignation, and urge staff to stop performing voluntary duties.