Madrid’s striking teachers say they will take the regional government to court over its decision to raise minimum-service requirements. In the fourth week of an indefinite strike, the dispute has moved beyond bargaining: it raises whether the administration can show that a restriction on strike action is necessary and proportionate.
According to elDiario.es, Madrid’s Education Department announced on Wednesday that it would increase minimum services, particularly in the second year of Bachillerato, to maintain educational activity. The strike committee said on Friday, after a remote meeting with the department, that it regarded the measure as unconstitutional and would challenge it.
Continuity in schools can be a legitimate public objective, especially for students in a year with important academic assessments and choices. But that objective does not make every expansion of minimum services automatically justified. The regional government should be able to explain why the change is needed, who it covers and why a less restrictive measure would not suffice.
The available report does not state the scale of the increase, its full scope or the Education Department’s complete legal reasoning. It also does not say when the committee will file its case or which court will hear it. Those details matter because proportionality turns on the terms of the order, rather than on a general appeal to keeping classes running.
The announced legal challenge puts the government’s reasoning in line for judicial scrutiny. For students and families, the immediate concern is continuity in the school year; for teachers, it is the boundary on a regional government’s power during a strike that has already lasted four weeks. Escalating through broader orders is a poor substitute for setting out a clear, defensible basis for any restriction.
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- elDiario.es · Source date: 2026-11-13
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-13