Teachers' strike at the National University of Buenos Aires for salary increases and the reopening of collective bargaining agreements

The teacher strike at the National University of Buenos Aires will begin this Monday, July 8, and run until Friday, July 12, demanding a salary increase and the urgent reopening of collective bargaining agreements . The teachers complain that their salaries have been frozen for months and that they did not receive any raise in June.

The measure was resolved at a meeting of the AGD-CNBA union. In addition to the full teacher strike, public classes will be held in front of the school on Mondays and Thursdays, with the aim of highlighting what they describe as a "critical" situation. The school is under the jurisdiction of the University of Buenos Aires, where the university collective bargaining agreement has not been held since October.

Nicolás García Roel, general secretary of AGD-CNBA, explained that "many colleagues resigned due to the enormous salary gap compared to other jurisdictions." He asserted that filling teaching vacancies is becoming increasingly difficult: "A 0% raise while inflation rises deepens the discontent of the teaching staff."

Néstor Di Milia , union secretary of AGD-UBA, declared that there are "more than enough reasons" to carry out the teachers' strike. He pointed out that the mid-year bonus has not yet been paid and would not be available until Friday. He also denounced that, since the current administration took office, teachers have lost 40% of their purchasing power .

He added that the elimination of the National Teacher Incentive Fund (FONID) worsens the situation. "Teachers are forced to take on more hours to make ends meet, and others are leaving the classroom to seek alternative work. This overburdening deteriorates health and affects the quality of education," he warned.

At the close of the week of protests, the union stated that if Javier Milei 's government does not urgently call for a teacher collective bargaining agreement , the start of the second semester at the country's public universities is at serious risk. "We hope the Ministry of Education listens and responds. If not, the start of the second semester is almost a given," Di Milia concluded.