Girona teachers gathered on 1 June 2026 outside the Generalitat headquarters to press for clearer measures in the education pre-agreement reached between major unions and the Department of Education. Around 400 people took part in the protest, organised by the Coordinadora d'Assemblees Educatives de Girona, which says the deal is insufficient.
The action began on Sunday with concerts, a community dinner and about 30 tents set up outside the building, where some teachers spent the night. The Coordinadora d'Assemblees Educatives de Girona is an independent collective formed during the mobilisation cycle that began in February.
Pau Pagès, a spokesperson for the Coordinadora, said the document to be voted on “does not quite convince us” because “the reality of the classrooms is not solved with this pre-agreement”. He said the group recognises the effort to bring positions closer, but still sees the preliminary agreement as insufficient. He also said the debate should not focus only on pay, adding, “This is not about salaries; the focus has been put on that, and if it were about money, we would not be here demonstrating now.”
The group is calling for short and long-term planning. Pagès warned, “If there is no concreteness in three years, we will be back to square one.” The teachers continued their protest on Monday, even though major unions agreed to suspend strikes temporarily until voting concludes next Thursday. For more local coverage, see our news page.
During the gathering, primary, secondary and early childhood teachers discussed the proposal. Pagès said the document leaves key questions unanswered, including what happens if class numbers change during the school year, how continuous enrolment will be handled, and how students with special educational support needs will be counted.
The Coordinadora is also asking for more detail on ratios at different educational stages. Pagès said there has not been a “titanic effort by the department to reduce ratios”, arguing that recent reductions mainly reflect demographic change and falling birth rates. The group says smaller classes would help teachers apply the curriculum more effectively and improve academic results by allowing more attention to each student.