Spanish Teachers Support General Strike

Madrid- Posted by: Prensa Latina Posted date: 19 May 2012 In: Europe, Politics

Spanish teachers foretold a large participation in the general strike next Tuesday, to protest budget cuts in education decreed by the government of Mariano Rajoy.
After calling a million workers to support the protest, leaders of the 5 largest unions in the sector said that the strike will be an unprecedented success the aggression of the Popular Party (PP) to public school.

The Platform in Defense of Public Education, made up of the Confederation of Parents and Students Union, supported the strike, which was the first in the history of Spanish democracy to be made jointly by all levels of education.

At a press conference, representatives of labor unions FETE-UGT, FE-CCOO., ANPE, CSIF and STES asked the parents of 7.5 million students to not take them to school that day.

They also proposed to the entire school community a night vigil in schools from May 21 to 22, and schools to hand green banners during the strike in all provinces.

The Congress of Deputies passed Thursday the cuts of 10 billion euros in education and health that was approved on April 20 by the Executive.