News
Teachers' strike blocks the A-3 and disrupts the morning in Moratalaz
Around 200 teachers brought desks onto the A-3 in Moratalaz. Hundreds of drivers were left stuck on their way to work. The protest coincides with the fourth day of the indefinite education strike.
School desks and chairs occupied the roadway of the A-3 this morning next to Plaza Conde de Covatillas. Hundreds of drivers heading to work were blocked in Moratalaz.
The action began around 8:30.
Those who blocked the road are teachers on an indefinite education strike in Madrid. The strike began on 14 October and this was its fourth day. With their arms raised and pencils in hand, they chanted, “public education is not for sale, public education must be defended” and “Ayuso’s penthouse for 3ºB.”
Two banners led the protest: one with the slogan “Public education on strike” and another with “Their wellbeing can’t wait, their wellbeing also matters.” In another recent labour dispute in Madrid, the Telepizza staff in Daganzo responded to the dismissal of 90 employees with a strike, according to information about Telepizza.
The protest took place at the level of Plaza Conde de Covatillas, in the district of Moratalaz. The A-3 was occupied during the morning commute. The desks and chairs brought the classroom to the road. There, drivers found the road blocked by the teachers.