The protest in the Girona region saw tractors joining the blockade after bypassing Mossos d'Esquadra police cordons. Similar disruptions occurred on the C-58 in Sant Quirze del Vallès and the C-32 in Mataró, as educators demand lower student-to-teacher ratios and higher wages.
“"As teachers, the power we have is to stop the country a bit; we need to cause inconvenience so that we are heard."
The Department of Education reported a 7.64% participation rate in the strike across the affected regions. Unions continue to pressure the Catalan Government to return to the negotiating table, labeling previous agreements with minority unions as insufficient.
