Overview
- The strike by non‑university public‑school teachers starts on Wednesday, October 14, and has no set end date with unions calling coordinated pickets, midday concentrations and evening marches in the capital.
- Unions demand a €600 monthly autonomous pay complement, a cut in weekly teaching periods to 17 in secondary and 22 in primary, lower class sizes and more resources for students with special educational needs.
- The Comunidad de Madrid formalized services mínimos in order 4552/2026 that require directors and heads of studies to be present and set minimum teacher‑to‑pupil ratios for each stage to keep centres open.
- Two public universities in Madrid have joined this week’s mobilizations and the six regional public universities have scheduled strike days for November 4–5, signalling a possible escalation across the education sector.
- Families may see schools open but face irregular teaching and supervision, unions say the walkout aims to force deeper negotiations, and the regional government frames the dispute as politically motivated while negotiations continue.