The national teachers' strike called for today is due to the lack of a call to the National Teachers' Negotiation Table, which has been stalled since July 2024. This space is crucial for establishing a minimum salary for teachers at the national level. The unions, including CTERA, have decided to carry out this measure of protest. Furthermore, they demand the restoration of the National Teacher Incentive Fund (FONID), which represented 10% of teachers' salaries and which the government stopped transferring to the provinces.
The unions grouped in the CGT, such as UDA, AMET, and CEA, have joined the national teachers' strike called for today, February 24, and March 5. The cessation of activities also includes the demand for compliance with the Educational Financing Law enacted in 2005, which aims to improve the equity of educational resources in the provinces, among other requests.
CTERA lists the demands that drive this strike: more national educational budget, decent conditions in all schools, increased scholarships, nutritional support for students, defense of public education, solidarity with workers, and a clear rejection of the privatization of the Banco Nación. This Monday, 13 Argentine provinces will not start classes due to this protest measure.
Despite the government's attempts to convene the Guaranteed Minimum Teacher Salary Table, the protest measure remains firm. The provinces where there will be no school start are San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, Mendoza, Salta, and the city of Buenos Aires. In August, the government had imposed a unilateral increase that raised the salary of a single-shift teacher to 420 thousand pesos.
