The CSIF and Docentes de Canarias - Insucan unions held a press conference on Tuesday to criticize the lack of response from the Canary Islands Government to their requests made in February and April, aimed at improving working conditions for teachers and other staff such as management teams and inspectors.

Andrés Fuertes, spokesperson for CSIF, lamented that no negotiation process has begun to update salary supplements, which have been stagnant since 2018. According to Fuertes, the government's usual excuse is the inability to expand the budget.

The demand stems from the national salary improvement agreement, which has affected base salaries and specific supplements, but not regional supplements such as those for seniority (sexenios), management, or tutoring. The union believes it is logical for these issues to be addressed or at least negotiated.

This lack of salary update has led, according to union estimates, to an approximate 25% loss in purchasing power for Canary Islands teachers. Furthermore, the supplements for management teams are among the lowest in the country, with a 7% increase in the Canary Islands compared to 16% in other autonomous communities.

This situation makes it increasingly difficult to attract teachers to assume management roles, with unions reporting that less than 40% of advertised positions were filled in recent selection processes. The working conditions of educational inspectors were also criticized due to a lack of adaptation to their needs and the technical complexity of the role.

For their part, sources from the Consejería de Educación (Department of Education) stated that during the electoral process for trade unions, they will not sign any agreements to avoid interference and ensure the democratic quality of the process. However, they insist that they continue to hold meetings and explain progress without attributing achievements to specific union acronyms.